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Summary
Name	VICAR (Video Image Communication and Retrieval) Planetary File Format
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/383
Family
Classification	Image (Raster)
Disclosure
Description	The VICAR image file format is used primarily for storing planetary image data collected by both interplanetary spacecraft and Earth-based stations. Many astronomical and astrophysical organizations use and support the VICAR format. Full specifications available at http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/external/VICAR_file_fmt.pdf
Orientation	Text
Byte order	Little-endian (Intel)
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	NASA/Science Office of Standards and Technology
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	09 Nov 2011
Source description
Last updated	09 Nov 2011
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