Pandora is the small moon of Saturn that helps confine the planet’s F ring. It is one of the ring’s shepherd satellites, working gravitationally with Prometheus to influence the narrow ring’s structure.
Pandora is an irregularly shaped moon with a heavily cratered surface. Voyager 1 images helped reveal its role in the F-ring system, and later observations refined understanding of its orbit and interactions with nearby particles.
The moon’s name comes from Pandora in Greek mythology. Its partner satellite, Prometheus, also takes its name from Greek myth, creating a notable pairing between two names that are closely linked in the ancient story.
Pandora is not Saturn’s largest moon and should not be confused with Titan, Saturn’s biggest satellite. Its importance comes from orbital dynamics: even a relatively small moon can shape a ring through repeated gravitational effects.