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hor_green_bar1.jpg Pandora hor_green_bar1.jpg


Pandora - courtesy NASAPandora is the fourth satellite of Saturn and was discovered by S. Collins and others through analyzing Voyager photographs in 1980. It is one of the closest satellites to Saturn and acts as a shepherd satellite for the F-ring. It appears heavily cratered with some ranging up to 30 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter. Due to its close proximity to Saturn, it is difficult to examine and observe.



PHYSICAL DATA FOR PANDORA
 Mass (kg) 2.2e + 17
 Mass (Earth = 1) 3.6814e - 08
 Radius (km) 57 x 42 x 31
 Radius (Earth = 1) 8.9370e - 03
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 0.7
 Mean Distance from Saturn (km) 141,700
 Magnitude (V0) 16.5



ORBITAL DATA FOR PANDORA
 Rotational period (days)
 Orbital period (days) 0.6285
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) 16.40
 Orbital eccentricity 0.004
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 0.0
 Escape (km/s) 0.0227
 Albedo 0.9



Physical Data Key
Mass Mass
Mass Mass compared to that of Earth.
Radius Radius
Radius Radius compared to that of Earth.
Mean Density Average Density.
Distance Distance to the planet's center.
Magnitude The brightness of a star or object.
Orbital Data Key
Rotational Period Number of days to make one complete rotation.
Orbital Period Number of days to obital the planet.
Mean Orbital Velocity Average obital speed.
Orbital Eccentricity Eccentricity.
Orbital Inclination The tilt of the moon or planet.
Escape Escape Velocity.
Albedo Visual geometric albedo.




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