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Posted by: Reckless Dec 30 2005, 11:39 PM

Hi everyone.
I just thought it might be nice to see a set of pictures which meant a lot to each of us. Either artistic, scientific or just one of those heart stopping moments in the MER
year.
I'm sure there could be many great photos to show from the likes of mr ETAL and others
Here's the one that gets me every time.

Happy new year and a cool yule to all

Reckless

Posted by: dot.dk Dec 30 2005, 11:59 PM

This was just a breathtaking moment in 2005!

Posted by: akuo Dec 31 2005, 12:08 AM

I have to agree with dot, that just made my jaw drop. Not just because of the huge dust devil but also because Spirit arrived at the summit just then.

Anyway here is another moment:

Posted by: dot.dk Dec 31 2005, 12:41 PM

And this was of course also something special

Posted by: Bob Shaw Dec 31 2005, 12:59 PM

There were almost too many Cassini 'Kodak' moments to bear!

Bob Shaw

Posted by: Nix Dec 31 2005, 01:02 PM

lots of favorites -but I like this recent one, A LOT!


http://www.awalkonmars.com/A1708PC8L247E1.jpg

Nico

Posted by: PhilCo126 Dec 31 2005, 01:19 PM

It has been a superb year for unmanned spaceflight !

Both MERs kept going on to explore Mars...
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was successfully send off to the red planet...
Venus Express is on its way...
Cassini-Huygens performed excellent...
Deep Impact was the best for me !

Posted by: Captain-S Dec 31 2005, 03:32 PM

One of my favorites:

Posted by: helvick Dec 31 2005, 05:49 PM

I'd add this one from Hayabusa.

Posted by: Toma B Jan 1 2006, 10:13 AM

Iconic? Hmmmm....

Posted by: CosmicRocker Jan 2 2006, 09:23 AM

It's really going to be difficult to choose a 2005 unmannedspacelight.com image of the year, isn't it? It's been an amazingly succesfull year. I can't choose my favorite...there are so many.

I'd vote for all of the above, and maybe the one I haven't found, yet.

Posted by: ilbasso Jan 2 2006, 03:14 PM

How about the one that made the cover of Aviation Week and APOD? That one was truly THE representative of the best unmannedspaceflight.com has to offer: great subject matter, dramatic view, and international cooperation!

Posted by: Bob Shaw Jan 2 2006, 03:22 PM

True; how did we miss *that* one? D'oh!

(smacks head)

Bob Shaw

Posted by: ustrax Jan 2 2006, 03:32 PM

Yes...THAT one...And the first panorama showing the entire Inner Basin...can't find it now but that was a one...
And all Titan ones...

Posted by: lyford Jan 2 2006, 05:50 PM

I think the AVWST cover sums up what makes this place special in so many ways.... so it gets my vote for #1!

JPL just put up a http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/2005images/ (Requires Flash), and then there's http://planetary.org/news/2005/1231_The_Year_in_Pictures_2005.html nice feature as well, if you want more eye candy to choose from.

Posted by: Enrique Bunbury Jan 2 2006, 11:24 PM

Of course this

Posted by: Oersted Jan 3 2006, 12:58 AM

Well how about Dione:



(my desktop image now...)

Movie of the encounter:

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/movies/PIA07749_half_movie.mov

Posted by: atomoid Jan 3 2006, 09:32 AM

Here's a few of my <MARS> favorites that havent been mentioned so far:

http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/2N178037831EFFAE00P0795R0M1.JPG.html at Husband hill summit.

The http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/2N176788799ESFADAEP1560L0M1.JPG.html dust-devil apparition.

http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/2P168888478ESFAAACP2579L5M1.JPG.html(?)

The first Mini-crater (still the best imho) http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/1N166636311EFF5400P0703L0M1.JPG.html, and http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/1N166979627EFF5503P1893L0M1.JPG.html

the http://mars.lyle.org/imagery/1F159791721EFF40ELP1110L0M1.JPG.html has sprung

Posted by: CosmicRocker Jan 4 2006, 05:33 AM

Your "Wind-sculpted sand and rocks" image was one of my favorites, also. But thanks especially for sharing a Kodak moment from the place of your birth.

Posted by: volcanopele Jan 6 2006, 05:46 PM

Here is my favorite of 2005: