Credits

Image credits

The photographs of the planets and the gemstones, with their authors and licences; Rahu and Ketu, the shadow planets, are drawn for this site. Images are cropped and resized for this site; each keeps its original licence.

The nine planets

Sun — NASA/SDO (AIA), 19 Aug 2010
Moon — NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter)
Mars — NASA/USGS (Viking), Valles Marineris
Mercury — NASA/Johns Hopkins University APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington (MESSENGER)
Jupiter — NASA, ESA (Hubble), "Jupiter and its shrunken Great Red Spot"
Venus — NASA/JPL-Caltech (Mariner 10), PIA23791
Saturn — NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute (Cassini), Saturn during equinox
Rahu — shadow planet (chhaya graha), drawn for this site: the shadow that eclipses the Sun, with its corona
Ketu — shadow planet (chhaya graha), drawn for this site: the dark body with its tail

The gemstones and their substitutes

Ruby — Sasaki kijinuko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pearl (Pinctada maxima) — James St. John (photo by Tyler Houck), CC BY 2.0 · source
Red coral (Corallium rubrum) — James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · source
Emerald — Gaumania, CC0 · source
Yellow sapphire — Gemsphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Diamond — Petra Gems, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Blue sapphire (Yogo) — PumpkinSky, edited by Gisbert K, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Hessonite (Ceylon) — Ra'ike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cat's eye chrysoberyl — Stickpen, public domain · source
Red garnet (almandine) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Red spinel — Koreller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Moonstone (Minas Gerais) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Carnelian — W.carter, CC BY 4.0 · source
Peridot (Pakistan) — AdamStejskal, CC BY 4.0 · source
Green tourmaline (Brazil) — Mauro Cateb, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Citrine (Brazil) — Mauro Cateb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Yellow topaz — James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · source
Amethyst — James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · source
Orange zircon — Koreller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tiger's eye — James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · source