Pandora and Saturn's Moon Pandora - Versailles, France
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N 48° 48.320 E 002° 06.947
31U E 435074 N 5406192
In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman.
Waymark Code: WMD019
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/31/2011
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This 1686 marble sculpture is entitled "Pandore". It depicts Pandora, the mythological figure most people know for having released all the evils of mankind.
The work depicts her from her head to her torso. She is undressed but for a flowing cloth that conceals the connection between her body and the pedestal. Her right hand casually holds some of her long hair while the left reaches casually to her right side.
The artist is Pierre Legros (1629-1714).
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Wikipedia (
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"...an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the Voyager 1 probe, and was provisionally designated S/1980 S 26.[3] In late 1985 it was officially named after Pandora from Greek mythology.[4] It is also designated as Saturn XVII.[5]
Pandora is the outer shepherd satellite of the F Ring. It is more heavily cratered than nearby Prometheus, and has at least two large craters 30 kilometres (19 mi) in diameter.[6]
The orbit of Pandora appears to be chaotic, as a consequence of a series of four 118:121 mean motion resonances with Prometheus.[7] The most appreciable changes in their orbits occur approximately every 6.2 years,[1] when the periapsis of Pandora lines up with the apoapsis of Prometheus and the moons approach to within about 1,400 kilometres (870 mi). Pandora also has a 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Mimas.[1]
From its very low density and relatively high albedo, it seems likely that Pandora is a very porous icy body. There is a lot of uncertainty in these values, however, so this remains to be confirmed."