Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP)
The ROSES 2009
Mars Data Analysis Program Appendix C.12
specifies that:
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),
and Phoenix (PHX). 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. In addition, MDAP supports correlative studies that use Mars data from another source, in addition to flight mission
data, to further the understanding of some aspect of Mars science.
The research solicitation states:
MDAP supports investigations that use only publicly available and released data. Data to be used
in proposed investigations must be available in the Planetary Data System (PDS)
or other publicly accessible archive(s) 30 days prior to the submission due date for MDAP proposals.
Spacecraft data that have not been placed in the public domain may not be proposed for use in MDAP
investigations. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the MDAP investigator to acquire any necessary
data. Therefore, before submitting a proposal, each proposer must determine that the necessary data are available.
Mission data are available from the Planetary
Data System (PDS).
Critical Dates
| Notice of Intent Due Date |
Data Included in PDS by |
Proposal Due Date |
| 6/26/09 |
7/22/09 |
8/21/09 |
Data Sources Available at PPI
Other Data Within PDS
Data from the various missions are curated and maintained by PDS Discipline
Nodes for which the data is relevant. Those nodes generally provide data set and
discipline specific information.
The following Discipline Nodes also have Mars information pages:
Ancillary data (SPICE files) for Mars can be obtained from the
NAIF Node
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Curator:
Webmaster:
NASA Official: William Knopf
Last Updated: 12 Mar 2004
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