Saturn’s moon Pandora is the shepherd satellite associated with Saturn’s F ring.
Pandora is a small inner moon of Saturn discovered in photographs taken by Voyager 1 in 1980. It orbits just outside the F ring and works with the nearby moon Prometheus to influence the ring’s narrow, braided structure. Prometheus orbits inside the F ring, while Pandora orbits outside it.
The moon’s name comes from the mythological Pandora. Saturn’s moons are frequently named for figures from Greek and Roman mythology, although the naming tradition includes related literary and mythic sources.
Pandora is irregularly shaped and has a low density, consistent with a porous body. It should not be confused with 55 Pandora, an asteroid orbiting the Sun, or with film and literary works using the same name.