Saturn is the planet whose moon Pandora was discovered in photographs from Voyager 1.
Pandora is a small moon of Saturn. Voyager 1 images revealed it in 1980, and the moon was later named after Pandora from Greek mythology. Its name fits the convention of giving many Saturnian moons names drawn from mythology and literature.
Pandora is classified as a shepherd satellite because its gravity helps influence the outer edge of Saturn’s narrow F ring. It works in conjunction with the moon Prometheus, which helps shape the ring’s structure. The pairing is an especially clear astronomical use of names from the Pandora myth.
The moon is irregularly shaped and heavily cratered. It is not the same object as the larger Saturnian moon Titan, and it should not be confused with the fictional planet Pandora in the film Avatar. Astronomy uses Pandora as a real, small satellite orbiting Saturn.