PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER - SPECIAL EDITION Volume 7, Number 45 (October 3, 2013) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o---------------------------SPECIAL EDITION---------------------------o MDAP DUE DATE DELAYED, NOW TBD Notice on NSPIRES: "Amended October 3, 2013. The proposal due date for this program, Appendix C.12, the Mars Data Analysis Program, has been delayed from October 4, 2013 because of the Government shutdown. The proposal due date in tables two and three has been changed to TBD. When the Government resumes business, the tables will be updated to indicate that proposals will be due three working days after the shutdown ends. During the Government shutdown NASA personnel will not be available to answer questions, but the NSPIRES help line will be open." *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.html, or * send a request to pen_editor at psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, send an email to pen_editor at psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. Title plus text is limited to 200 words. Go to * http://planetarynews.org/submission.html for complete submission * directions. * * PEN is a service provided by the Planetary Science Institute * (http://www.psi.edu) using no NASA funds. All editorial work is * volunteer. **********************************************************************