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Add Image to Favorite List 2019-03-28 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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This graphic shows the ring moons inspected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in super-close flybys. The rings and moons depicted are not to scale.
PIA22772:
Cassini Moons Flybys
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-02-12 Enceladus Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's moon Enceladus drifts before the rings and the tiny moon Pandora in this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 1, 2009. The Sun provides striking illumination for the icy particles that make up both the rings and the jets.
PIA17144:
A Song of Ice and Light
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-11-21 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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After more than 13 years at Saturn, and with its fate sealed, NASA's Cassini spacecraft bid farewell to the Saturnian system by firing the shutters of its wide-angle camera and capturing this last, full mosaic of Saturn and its rings.
PIA17218:
A Farewell to Saturn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-11-06 Pandora Cassini-Huygens
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As NASA's Cassini hurtled toward its fatal encounter with Saturn, the spacecraft turned to catch this final look at Saturn's moon Pandora next to the thin line of the F ring.
PIA21355:
Pandora, the Would-Be Perturber
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-10-23 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's graceful lanes of orbiting ice (its iconic rings) wind their way around the planet to pass beyond the horizon in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA21352:
The Grace of Saturn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-21 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft is one of the highest-resolution views ever taken of Saturn's moon Pandora.
PIA21055:
Pandora Up Close
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-06-13 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies a bright disruption (features known as 'jets') in Saturn's narrow F ring suggesting it may have been disturbed recently, though not by Pandora which lurks nearby at lower right.
PIA20485:
Not Guilty
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-10-19 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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In this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft we see features ring scientists call 'gores,' to the right of the bright clump, and a 'jet,' to the left of the bright spot.
PIA18337:
Gored Clump in Saturn's F Ring
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-10-12 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Although Mimas and Pandora, shown here, both orbit Saturn, they are very different moons. The shapes of moons can teach us much about their history. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA18339:
Worlds Apart
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-09-21 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Prometheus and Pandora are almost hidden in Saturn's rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Prometheus is the left most moon in the ring plane, roughly in the center of the image. Pandora is towards the right.
PIA18334:
Moons In Hiding
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-01-26 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Two masters of their craft are caught at work shaping Saturn's rings captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Pandora (upper right) sculpts the F ring. Meanwhile, Daphnis is busy holding open the Keeler gap (bottom center).
PIA18298:
The Shapers
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-08-11 Pandora Cassini-Huygens
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The F ring shepherd Pandora is captured here by NASA's Cassini spacecraft along with other well-known examples of Saturn's moons shaping the rings.
PIA18271:
Shepherd and Flock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-07-14 Prometheus Cassini-Huygens
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Seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft within the vast expanse of Saturn's rings, Prometheus appears as little more than a dot. But that little moon still manages to shape the F ring, confining it to its narrow domain.
PIA18272:
A Dot Does a Lot
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-03-24 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Two pairs of moons make a rare joint appearance. The F ring's shepherd moons, Prometheus and Pandora, appear just inside and outside of the F ring (the thin faint ring furthest from Saturn) as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA17157:
Four Moons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-06-25 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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Compared to the gas giant, the two moons shown on either side of Saturn seem particularly small in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Tethys and Pandora are also present but barely visible.
PIA14614:
Enormous Saturn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-10-24 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
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A quartet of Saturn's moons, from tiny to huge, surround and are embedded within the planet's rings in this Cassini composition. Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in the background, and the moon's north polar hood is clearly visible.
PIA14579:
In, Around, Beyond Rings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2011-09-12 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A quintet of Saturn's moons come together in this portrait from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Janus is seen on the far left, Pandora orbits near the middle, Enceladus appears above the center, and Rhea and Mimas are seen on the right side.
PIA14573:
Quintet of Moons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-09-30 Pandora Cassini-Huygens
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft watches Pandora, one of the F ring's two shepherding moons, orbiting beyond the thin ring; the small moon can be seen on the left of this image.
PIA12732:
Dual-Illuminated Pandora
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-09-10 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Four of Saturn's moons join the planet for a well balanced portrait. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is in the lower left. Tethys appears in upper right. The smaller moons Pandora and Epimetheus are barely visible here.
PIA12718:
Quartet and Crescent
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-09-09 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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The F ring's shepherds, Prometheus and Pandora, join Epimetheus in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft of three of Saturn's moons and the rings.
PIA12717:
Trio of Small Moons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-08-16 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Bright spokes grace Saturn's B ring in this Cassini spacecraft snapshot that also features a couple of the planet's moons large and small. Dione can be seen in the upper left of the image while Pandora appears as a small speck beyond the thin F ring.
PIA12699:
Spoke Embellishment
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-07-27 Pandora Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn is overexposed in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in order to show the dim rings. Pandora (below rings to the left) has been brightened by a factor of 1.3 relative to the planet and the rings to enhance its visibility.
PIA12685:
Wider Shadow
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-07-02 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A pair of Saturn's small satellites, Janus and Pandora, accompany the planet's rings in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft presenting the view in dramatic diagonal fashion.
PIA12668:
Rings on a Diagonal
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-06-16 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A pair of Saturn's small moons orbit near the planet's rings, which appear well illuminated in this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Janus is near the center of the image and Pandora is on the left.
PIA12656:
By Bright Rings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-05-06 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Two of Saturn's small moons can be seen orbiting beyond the planet's thin F ring in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Pandora is on the left, and Epimetheus is on the right.
PIA12627:
Petite Pair Beyond Rings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-03-30 Enceladus Cassini-Huygens
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In this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft two light sources illuminate Saturn's highly reflective moon Enceladus featuring bright rings and the small moon Pandora in the foreground.
PIA12600:
Dual Illuminated Enceladus
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-03-11 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Three of Saturn's small moons straddle the rings in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. From left to right are Pandora, Prometheus and, near the top right, Epimetheus.
PIA12587:
Tiny Trio
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-03-04 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Two of Saturn's moons orbit beyond four of the planet's rings in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. From the top right of the picture are the C, B, A, and thin F rings, the small moon Pandora and, near the middle of the image, the moon Enceladus.
PIA12582:
Pair Past the Rings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-11 Pandora Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's moon Pandora shares the stage with ghostly B ring spokes in this NASA Cassini spacecraft scene. Pandora is on the left. The spokes are the radial markings visible on the right of the image.
PIA12547:
With Ghostly Spokes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-01-14 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Pandora and Prometheus, the shepherding moons of the F ring, orbit inside and outside the thin ring. The elongated, potato-like shapes of the two moons are both visible in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA12527:
Potato Pair
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-12-30 Pandora Cassini-Huygens
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The tiny moon Pandora appears beyond the bright disk of Saturn's rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Pandora orbits outside the F ring and, in this image, is farther from Cassini than the rings are.
PIA12516:
Beyond Bright Rings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-12-23 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A gaggle of moons parade around Saturn's rings in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft in which the large moon Rhea passes in front of the small moon Janus. Go to the Photojournal to view the animation.
PIA11693:
Moon Jumble Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-12-23 Tethys Cassini-Huygens
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The moon Tethys is upstaged by two smaller moons, Pandora and Prometheus, in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Go to the Photojournal to view the animation.
PIA11691:
Moons in Motion Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-12-09 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A pair of Saturn's moons, Pan and Janus, cast their shadows on the A ring in this NASA's Cassini spacecraft image taken about a month and a half after Saturn's August 2009 equinox.
PIA11641:
Two Pairs
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-11-11 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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Saturn's moon Prometheus casts a shadow near a streamer-channel created by the moon in the thin F ring in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft about a month after the planet's August 2009 equinox.
PIA11621:
Shadow Between the Shepherds
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Saturn's moons Mimas and Pandora join bright B ring spokes in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured on Aug. 30, 2009.
PIA11605:
Portrait of Bright Spokes
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This image shows a pair of moons, Pandora and Prometheus, continuing their shepherding duties near Saturn's thin F ring as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11589:
A Pair of Shepherds
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Just before Saturn's August 2009 equinox, Dione joined other Saturnian moons in casting shadows on the planet's main rings as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11578:
Dione's Ring Shadow Premiere
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The shepherding moon Pandora, near the bottom of the image, casts a shadow on Saturn's thin F ring as the planet nears its August 2009 equinox. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11561:
Shepherd's Shadow
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The moon Tethys casts its shadow on Saturn's rings next to the shadow of the planet in this image taken as Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox. This image is from as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11554:
Side by Side Shadows
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The moon Pandora casts a shadow onto Saturn's A ring but not the F ring. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11543:
Shadow Misses a Ring
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured the shadow of Saturn's tiny moon Pandora sneaking onto the planet's main rings on May 9, 2009.
PIA11515:
Diminutive Debut
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The thin shadow of the moon Pandora cuts across Saturn's narrow F ring, as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Apr. 16, 2009. As Saturn approaches its August 2009 equinox, the planet's moons cast shadows onto the rings.
PIA11499:
Slender Slice of Shadow
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A quartet of Saturn's moons, Mimas, Tethys, Rhea, and Pandora, is seen here with the planet's F and A rings in this from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on April 11, 2009.
PIA11488:
Reciprocating Rings
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Set starkly against the blackness of space are Saturn's F ring's delicate strands which are periodically gored by its shepherding moon, Prometheus, in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Jan. 11, 2009.
PIA10587:
Fragile F Ring
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Structure in the tenuous F ring can be seen in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the ring's bright core taken on Dec. 8, 2008.
PIA10569:
It's Full of Moons!
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This November 2008 snapshot from NASA's Cassini spacecraft showcases a classic view of the triangular shape typical of many of the spokes in Saturn's outer B ring.
PIA10561:
The Classic Wedge
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Three of Saturn's satellites, Janus, Pandora (just outside the F ring), and Pan are visible in this snapshot from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Dec. 7, 2008.
PIA10556:
Moons in a Row
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Pandora orbits near a kink in the F ring. Whether it was Prometheus or Pandora that created the kink is not obvious in this instance in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 15, 2008.
PIA10530:
Pandora Gets Kinky
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A trio of Saturn's icy moons, Enceladus, Pandora, and Mimas, crowds together along NASA's Cassini spacecraft's line of sight in this image captured on June 28, 2007.
PIA10481:
Gathering of Moons
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Saturn's moon Pandora casts its shadow upon the F ring. Moon shadows upon the rings will become an increasingly common sight for NASA's Cassini spacecraft as equinox approaches and the Sun moves northward through the ringplane.
PIA10479:
Pandora's Shadow
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Two ring moons, Daphnis and Pandora, sweep through this scene focused on Saturn's intriguing F ring in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on July 5, 2008.
PIA10453:
F Ring in Between
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Two small moons, Janus and Pandora, race across the face of Saturn. The planet's icy rings cast dark shadows onto the feathery clouds below in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on June 18, 2008.
PIA10428:
Moons in Transit
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Saturn's brilliant limb shines through the semi-transparent A ring, while the outer F ring shepherd moon, Pandora, hangs against the black sky in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Apr. 5, 2008.
PIA09899:
The Shepherd and Saturn
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Pandora loops around Saturn, confining the narrow F ring as it goes. Craters are visible on the moon's surface in this view. from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Mar. 20, 2008.
PIA09891:
Ring Escort
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On Mar. 17, 2008, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured a fleet of small moons patrols the outskirts of Saturn's icy rings. Shown here are shepherd moon Prometheus, Pandora, and Janus.
PIA09890:
The Orbiting Fleet
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Faint ringlets abound in this view of Saturn's F and outer A rings. The oblong moon Pandora, overexposed in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Mar. 4, 2008, is also seen.
PIA09877:
Narrow Ice Lanes
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From on high, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spies a group of three ring moons in their travels around Saturn. Janus is seen at top, while Pandora hugs the outer edge of the narrow F ring. More difficult to spot is Pan, which is a mere speck in this view.
PIA09865:
Grandeur of the Rings
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Sunlight scatters through Saturn's rings, emerging on the unilluminated side. Prometheus and Pandora are visible in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, respectively internal and external to the narrow F ring.
PIA09851:
Scattered Sunlight
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A color portrait of Saturn's sunlight-scattering rings hosts a group of several moons including Eceladus, Pandora, and Mimas, captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 22, 2007.
PIA09824:
Field of Moons
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Prometheus and Pandora, Saturn's F-ring shepherd moons are seen in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft taken on Dec. 6, 2007, which also features narrow ringlets in the Encke gap at left.
PIA09816:
Ring Herders
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Across the darkened expanse of Saturn's rings, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spied one of the F-ring shepherd moons, Pandora, in 2008.
PIA09807:
Spotting the Shepherd
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Saturn's icy satellites, Tethys, Mimas, Janus, and Pandora wheel about the colorful giant planet, while the rings shine dimly in scattered sunlight in this image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 30, 2007.
PIA09776:
Solar System in Miniature
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Saturn looks on as Tethys, Pandora, and Mimas round the rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 6, 2007.
PIA09773:
Circling Satellites
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured Mimas and Pandora, as well as Herschel crater, as they hurtle around the vast icy disk of Saturn's rings, in this view taken on Sept. 19, 2007.
PIA09760:
Moon Harvest
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Two of Saturn's icy attendants, Pandora and Mimas, race past on their circuit of the ringed beauty in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 8, 2007.
PIA09752:
Saturn's Confidants
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Saturn sits nested in its rings of ice NASA's Cassini spacecraft once again plunges toward the graceful giant.
PIA08388:
On the Final Frontier
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Three of Saturn's closest-orbiting moons are captured here, rounding the rings. They include Atlas, Pandora, and Mimas, captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 6, 2007.
PIA09744:
Cluster of Moons
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures a gathering of three moons, Tethys, Rhea, and Pandora, near the rings' outer edge as the icy worlds dutifully march about Saturn.
PIA09733:
Parade of Moons
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft views from edge-on with the rings are perfect for capturing multiple Saturnian moons grouped closely.
PIA09008:
Cassini Scores a Triple
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft skims past Saturn's ringplane at a low angle, spotting two ring moons on the far side.
PIA08997:
Across the Dark Ringplane
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The shepherd moons Prometheus and Pandora drive the quirky F ring in its circuit of Saturn, while Mimas lurks in the distance. This image was taken in visible green light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera.
PIA08993:
Mimas and the Shepherds
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Graceful giant Saturn poses with a few of the small worlds it holds close. From this viewpoint NASA's Cassini spacecraft can see across the entirety of the planet's shadow on the rings, to where the ringplane emerges once again into sunlight.
PIA08982:
Nightside Vista
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Saturn's brilliant rings are accompanied here by a pack of small moons, Mimas, Janus, Pandora, and Prometheus, as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on April 29, 2007.
PIA08961:
Entourage
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Saturn and its rings manifest a rich interplay between shadow and light in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The rings shine on their unilluminated side by virtue of scattered sunlight emerging from its passage through the ringplane.
PIA08948:
Tricks of Light
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Our robotic emissary, flying high above Saturn, captured this view of an alien copper-colored ring world. The overexposed planet has deliberately been removed to show the unlit rings alone as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08361:
Ring World
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Three of the small worlds that hug the outer edges of Saturn's immense ring system are captured in portrait from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08885:
Three Little Moons
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This view of the unlit side of Saturn's rings captures the small shepherd moon Pandora as it swings around the outside of the F ring. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08872:
One Shepherd Moon
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Craters on Saturn's moon Pandora exhibit clarity and depth in this anaglyph from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA08339:
Pandora Anaglyph
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Less intrusive than her sibling shepherd moon, Pandora nonetheless provides a gravitational influence that helps confine and perturb Saturn's F ring's shape. This image is from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08315:
The Other Shepherd
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Epimetheus floats in the distance below center, showing only the barest hint of its irregular shape. Pandora hides herself in the ringplane, near upper right, appearing as little more than a bump in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA08175:
Ring-Hugging Moons
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Staring toward the outer edge of Saturn's main rings, NASA's Cassini spacecraft spots Pandora and tiny Atlas. Several clumps are visible in the narrow F ring, as well as multiple dusty strands flanking the F ring core.
PIA08145:
Small Moons on the Edge
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures three moons at once as they hurtle around Saturn. In the background, Saturn's night side covers the more distant portion of the rings, betraying the presence of the unseen giant.
PIA08139:
Where's Saturn?
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Distant Rhea (right) poses here for NASA's Cassini spacecraft, as Pandora hovers against Saturn's dark shadow on the rings.
PIA08136:
Moons Near and Far
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Gazing across the plains of Saturn's icy rings, NASA's Cassini spacecraft catches the F ring shepherd moon Pandora hovering in the distance.
PIA07665:
Distant Shepherd
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has Mimas and Pandora on its side as it gazes across the ringplane at distant Tethys. The two smaller moons were on the side of the rings closer to Cassini when this image was taken.
PIA07661:
Choosing Sides
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This spectacular image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Prometheus (at right) and Pandora (at left), with their flock of icy ring particles (the F ring) between them.
PIA07653:
Close to the Shepherd Moons
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This dramatic image captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's craggy moon Pandora skimming along the F ring's outer edge. Pandora orbits about 1,000 kilometers exterior to the ring, but in this view is projected onto the ring.
PIA07647:
Pandora on a String
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NASA's Cassini's best close-up view of Saturn's F ring shepherd moon, Pandora, shows that this small ring-moon is coated in fine dust-sized icy material in this image taken on Sept. 5, 2005.
PIA07632:
Pandora's Color Close-up
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This excellent grouping of three moons Dione, Tethys and Pandora near the rings provides a sampling of the diversity of worlds that exists in Saturn's realm. This image was taken in visible blue light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera.
PIA07628:
Satellite Trio
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This view looks up toward the sunlit side of Saturn's rings, as Dione and Pandora trundle by. NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this image in visible light with its narrow-angle camera on Sept. 16, 2005.
PIA07625:
Dione and Pandora
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Saturn's moon Prometheus chases Pandora in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, but the outcome of their race has already been decided by gravity. Prometheus orbits closer to Saturn and thus moves faster than does Pandora.
PIA07612:
Racing Rocks
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Saturn's moon Pandora glides in front of the narrow F ring, making the moon's oblong outline visible. This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft also shows the A ring, Cassini Division, B ring, and part of the C ring.
PIA07604:
Pandora Occults the F Ring
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Saturn's moon Pandora is almost overwhelmed by the brightness of the F ring in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The F ring's bright core displays kinks and is flanked by fainter ringlets.
PIA07602:
Brilliant F Ring
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From just outside the faint edge of Saturn's F ring, the moon Pandora keeps watch over her fine-grained flock as seen by NASA's Cassini orbiter.
PIA07579:
Keeping Things in Check
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This frame from a movie sequence from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows dark drapes in the inner strands of Saturn's F ring caused by the gravitational influence of the shepherd moon Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across).
PIA07712:
Shaping the Drapes Animation Icon
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While close to Saturn in its orbit, NASA's Cassini spacecraft stared directly at the planet to find Saturn's moon Pandora in the field of view. The F ring shepherd moon is gliding towards the right in this scene.
PIA07570:
Pandora Glides Along
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Saturn's moons Prometheus and Pandora are captured here in a single image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken from less than a degree above the dark side of Saturn's rings.
PIA07544:
F Ring Shepherds
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This is one of NASA's Cassini spacecraft's closest views to date of Saturn's F ring shepherd moon Pandora. At least one crater is visible on the surface of this moon, which is thought to be an icy rubble pile, loosely bound together by gravity.
PIA07530:
Off Pandora's Shoulder
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The shepherd moon, Pandora, is seen here alongside the narrow F ring that it helps maintain. Pandora is 84 kilometers (52 miles) across. NASA's Cassini spacecraft obtained this view from about four degrees above the ringplane.
PIA07523:
Pandora's Flocks
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