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Prometheus Pandora A: Getting to Know Saturn Lesson A2: Saturn’s Moons PROMETHEUS PANDORA Courtesy of NASA/Voyager Courtesy of NASA/Voyager DATA ON PROMETHEUS DATA ON PANDORA Discovered by Stewart Collins and others, Discovered by Stewart Collins and others, Voyager 1, 1980 Voyager 1, 1980 Distance from center of Saturn Distance from center of Saturn 139,350 km (86,590 mi) 141,700 km (88,050 mi) Orbital Period Orbital Period 0.613 days (14.71 hours) 0.629 days (15.08 hours) Orbital Speed Orbital Speed 16.50 km/sec (10.23 mi/sec) 16.37 km/sec (10.15 mi/sec) Radius Radius 74 x 50 x 34 km 55 x 44 x 31 km average = 53km (33 mi) average = 43 km (27 mi) Mass Mass Unknown Unknown Surface Gravity Surface Gravity Unknown Unknown Moving outward from Saturn, Prometheus Moving outward from Saturn, Pandora [pan- [pro-MEE-thee-uss] is the third moon. To- DOR-uh] is the fourth moon. Together with gether with Pandora (the fourth moon) it acts Prometheus (the third moon) it acts as a as a shepherd moon for the F Ring. This shepherd moon for the F Ring. This means means the moons’ gravity nudges the F Ring the moons’ gravity nudges the F Ring particles particles into a thinner ring, much like shep- into a thinner ring, much like shepherds keep herds keep their flocks of sheep together. their flocks of sheep together. Cassini might Prometheus is extremely elongated, even more answer... How do Prometheus and Pandora so than an egg. Cassini might answer... What shepherd the F Ring? Are there other moons could have caused Prometheus’ odd shape? playing shepherding roles? How do Prometheus and Pandora shepherd the F Ring? Are there other moons playing CASSINI shepherding roles? Saturn Educator Guide Space Science Institute 10.
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