Thursday, November 23, 2006

Pandora, the other shepherd

Prometheus is the shepherd moon that orbits right up against the F ring (see previous posts Prometheus pulling streamers and especially inside the rings and the movie post.

But Prometheus has a companion that helps confine and shape the F Ring: Pandora. She's a bit further away and much less intrusive than her sibling, but her influence is no less important. And now Cassini sends us a lovely picture of her, too.

Pandora

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