Pandora

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Pandora
Pandora-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Pandora from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Pandora
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 142347552.207034 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00215967123888614
Inclination (i) 28.10538739°
(0.490531547421871 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.5642471°
(2.95945440510188 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 526.4221451°
(9.18779968664167 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 593.8815444°
(10.3651883164549 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 (outerplanets-050125.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 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 as seen by Cassini in December 2016
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Pandora taken by Cassini in 2005
    from Wikimedia Commons
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