What is the difference between .pds and .png?
- Extension
- .pds
- .png
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NASA
- PNG Development Group
- Description
- PDS (Planetary Data System) is a file type that is used to store data collected from spacecraft missions sent to explore planets and other bodies in our solar system. This data includes images, spectra, and other measurements, and is stored in a standard format to allow for easy access and analysis.
- A PNG file is an image file stored in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format. It contains a bitmap of indexed colors and uses lossless compression, similar to a .GIF file but without copyright limitations. PNG files are commonly used to store graphics for web images.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- image/png
- Sample
- sample.png
- Wikipedia
- .pds on Wikipedia
- .png on Wikipedia