While the RDA is responsible for researching Pandora and extracting resources, it also has a joint research program with the Pandoran Research Foundation. The news services would run clips of the wild scenery on Pandora and its bizarre flora and fauna, prompting many people on Earth to dream about visiting the moon, although this was mainly reserved for the hyper rich or qualified Resources Development Administration (RDA) officials.Īround the year 2119, mass colonization and terraforming of Pandora began to occur. Pandora's discovery prompted the invention of even larger space telescopes for more accurate readings.

They were stunned by evidence of strong magnetic fields. Pandora was discovered by space telescopes at some point between 20. Pandora and its sister moons also cast large black shadows on Polyphemus. This causes solar eclipses to happen on almost a daily basis.

Depending on the position of the various moons, two or even three moons can be seen at once in the sky of Pandora. However, due to the smaller mass, Pandora's gravity is 20% less than Earth's, although its atmosphere is much denser than Earth's due to the presence of heavier gases. The names of both the moon and its mother planet are coined by humans in reference to figures in Greek mythology.ĭespite being almost as large as Earth, Pandora is only a moon of a planet that has thirteen other moons. It is the fifth moon of the gas giant Polyphemus, which orbits Alpha Centauri A. Pandora, called Eywa's Child by the Na'vi ( Na'vi name: Eywa'eveng ), is an Earth-like habitable extrasolar moon from the Alpha Centauri System, the closest star system to humanity’s own Solar System.

Moon over savanna desert