| Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) | |
| The ROSES 2014 Mars Data Analysis Program Appendix C.9 notes that: | |
| The solicitation was updated on February 27, 2014. | |
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| The research solicitation states: | |
| The objective of the Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) is to enhance the scientific return from missions to Mars conducted by NASA and other space agencies. These include, but are not limited to, the following missions: Mars Pathfinder (MPF), Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), Mars Odyssey (MO), Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs), Mars Express (MEX), Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), Phoenix (PHX), and the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). MDAP broadens scientific participation in the analysis of mission data sets and funds high-priority areas of research that support planning for future Mars missions. MDAP supports scientific investigations of Mars using publicly available (released) data. Where justified to support planning for future Mars missions, investigations that use data derived from other sources (e.g., ground-based radar, Hubble) will also be considered. | |
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| The research solicitation states: | |
| For proposals that contain mission data analysis, planetary spacecraft mission data to be used in proposed investigations must be available in the Planetary Data System (PDS) or equivalent publicly accessible archive at least 30 days prior to the proposal submission date. Spacecraft data that have not been obtained yet (i.e., future mission data) or those that have not been accepted for distribution in approved archives are not eligible for use in investigations. Regardless of the archive(s) used, if the data to be analyzed have issues that might represent an obstacle to analysis, the proposers must demonstrate clearly and satisfactorily how such potential difficulties will be overcome. Investigators funded by spacecraft missions who wish to apply must demonstrate clearly how the proposed research does not overlap and is not redundant with data analysis, duties, or responsibilities already funded by their respective mission(s). Please see Appendix C.1, The Planetary Science Division Research Program Overview, for more information. | |
| A Step-1 proposal is required and must be submitted electronically by the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR). No budget is required. Only proposers who submit a Step-1 proposal are eligible to submit a Step-2 proposal. Full (Step-2) proposals must broadly contain the same scientific goals proposed in the Step-1 proposal. The Step-1 proposal title and Principal Investigator cannot be adjusted. To add funded investigators between the Step-1 and Step-2 proposals proposers should write to the point(s) of contact below and cc sara@nasa.gov at least two weeks in advance of the Step-2 due date. NASA intends to respond within two working days. Submission of the Step-1 proposal does not obligate the proposer to submit a Step-2 (full) proposal later. | |
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| Critical Dates | ||
| Step 1 Proposal Due Date | Data Included in PDS by | Step 2 Proposal Due Date |
| 08/04/14 | 09/03/14 | 10/03/14 |
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| Mission data are available from the Planetary Data System (PDS). | |
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| Data Available at PPI | |||
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| Odyssey (ODY) | MARIE | Mars Express (MEX) | ASPERA, MARSIS |
| Mars Global Surveyor(MGS) | MAG, ER, RSS | Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) | RAD |
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| Other Data Within PDS | |
| The following Discipline Nodes also have Mars information pages: | |
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Atmospheres Node Imaging Node Geosciences Node | |
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| Ancillary data (SPICE files) for Mars can be obtained from the NAIF Node | |
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