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Pandora
Pandora Moon

Pandora: Porous Ice Moon of Saturn

Pandora is one of the moons of planet Saturn. Pandora was long believed to be a shepherd moon of the F-ring of Saturn, but Prometheus actually holds that role.

For a listing of all moons, see Moons of the Planets.

Pandora Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 2.2 x 1017
      1. Radii (km)
      2. 57x42x31
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 0.7
      1. Distance from planet (km)
      2. 141,700
      1. Rotational period (days)
      1. Orbital period (days)
      2. 0.6285
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. 16.40
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.004
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 0.0
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.9
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 16.5
      1. Atmosphere