Pandora

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Pandora
Pandora-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Pandora from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Pandora
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64792344792
Semimajor axis (a) 141780412.312294 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0058413474537998
Inclination (i) 28.0775779975143°
(0.49004618204214 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.437725231054°
(2.95724618237137 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 197.146857783468°
(3.44086177828252 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 244.472430423855°
(4.26684884124902 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 84500 m
Mass 2.2×1017 kg
SidRotPeriod 54345 sec (15.0958 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Pandora.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Pandora (Saturn XVII, S/1980 S 26) is an inner moon of Saturn. It was discovered from images taken by Voyager 1 in October 1980., and was eventually named from two women Pandora (Greek myth).

Pandora in Orbiter

Pandora was introduced to Orbiter by the add-on isaturn.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Pandora
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
Inner Moons of Saturn AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 15 October 2002

See also

Pandora at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Pandora from isaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Pandora from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Pandora from outerplanets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Pandora as seen by Cassini in December 2016
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Pandora taken by Cassini in 2005
    from Wikimedia Commons
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