Attached is a Windows Forms utility for converting NASA/PDS images that have been compressed from 12-bit to 8-bit pixels using the approximate square root method. Three inverse (8 to 12-bit) mapping are provided: the two methods used on MER images, and the method used on Cassini images.
Unzip the two files (merlut.exe and PictureViewer.exe) to a directory, and double click on merlut.exe to launch.
Note: this program requires the Microsoft .NET 2.0 framework, which is associated with the new Vista release, now in beta 2. The framework can be installed from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7abd8c8f-287e-4c7e-9a4a-a4ecff40fc8e&displaylang=en
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