20-April-2004
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The "shepherd" moons keep Saturn's F-ring in check
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Prometheus and Pandora stabilise Saturn's narrow, ribbon-like F-ring.
But the moons may have other, chaotic effects on the F-ring - their orbits become unpredictable when they approach each other very closely.
(...)may also be responsible for features that sometimes form in the ring known as clumps and strands.