How to determine whether a given graph is planar or not?

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We are given a graph $G$:

Graph G

After struggling for hours, I think it may be planar. If it is, I couldn't realize how to determine a proper drawing.

Things I've tried:

  • Finding a subgraph isomorphic or homeomorphic to $K_5$ or $K_{33}$ (Since $K_{33}$ has no odd cycles I've tried removing them).
  • Noted it has $8$ cycles of length $3$, $K_5$ has $10$. Maybe there is a way of obtaining the others that I'm not aware of).
  • Obtaining a subgraph (with $|V|\geq3$) that has no cycles of length $3$ and $|E| > 2|V|-4$.
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The question's been solved, but I couldn't help but post this more symmetric planar embedding

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