Pandora is an inner moon of Saturn, discovered in 1980 in photographs taken by the Voyager 1 probe and provisionally designated S/1980 S 26 before being officially named, in late 1985, for Pandora of Greek mythology; it also carries the formal designation Saturn XVII.
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Pandora (Wikipedia)
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In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman, created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus.
Pandora (moon) (Wikipedia)
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Pandora is an inner satellite of Saturn.
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