File:Mission insignia from Polar BEAR space mission.jpg

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Description	Mission patch from Polar BEAR space mission
Author or copyright owner	Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (probably)
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: used for space mission Immediate source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGd38cMgfb0&t=233s
Date of publication	1986
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Polar BEAR
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	Visual representation for Polar BEAR space mission
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	This is an official insignia. Any free image wouldn't have the historical value of the official image.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Low resolution image, only used in one article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This space mission hasn't been operation for 40-plus years.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Polar BEAR//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_insignia_from_Polar_BEAR_space_mission.jpgtrue

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Author	Dan
Date and time of data generation	17:39, 17 August 2023
Orientation	Normal
Date and time of digitizing	17:39, 17 August 2023
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	61
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	61