# Image Credits & Licensing

All images used on The Exoplanet Codex are public domain or
licensed for educational/informational use. Full attribution below.

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## NASA/ESA/JPL Images

### 55 Cancri e — JWST Artist's Concept (2024)
**File:** weic2412a (Webb telescope concept)
**Credit:** NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)
**Source:** https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2024/102/01HWQWN21X8Q7H2W4VX7FVKT1R
**Usage:** NASA/ESA media free for educational use with attribution
**Description:** Based on JWST NIRCam and MIRI data suggesting CO₂/CO atmosphere

### 55 Cancri e — Spitzer Artist's Concept (2017)
**File:** PIA22069
**Credit:** NASA/JPL-Caltech
**Source:** https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia22069-55-cancri-e-with-atmosphere-artists-concept/
**Usage:** NASA public domain
**Description:** Lava ocean world with thick atmosphere concept

### 55 Cancri e — Travel Poster
**Credit:** NASA/JPL-Caltech
**Source:** https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/55-cancri-e-jpl-travel-poster/
**UsaSA public domain
**Description:** Exoplanet Travel Bureau vintage poster series

### 55 Cancri System Comparison
**File:** PIA10107
**Credit:** NASA/JPL-Caltech
**Source:** https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia10107-our-solar-systems-cousin-artist-concept/
**Usage:** NASA public domain
**Description:** 55 Cancri vs solar system architecture comparison

### ESA/Hubble — 55 Cancri e Close-up
**Credit:** ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser
**Source:** https://esahubble.org/images/heic1603b/
**Usage:** Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
**Attribution required:** "ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser"

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## NASA Media Usage Policy

NASA imagery is generally not subject to copyright and may be used
for educational and informational purposes. Per NASA guidelines:

> "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted. If
> copyrighted, permission should be obtained from the copyright owner
> prior to use."

Source: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/

## ESA Media Usage

ESA images are released der Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
3.0 IGO or CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise noted.

Source: https://www.esa.int/Services/Terms_and_conditions

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*Last updated: May 2026*