12th Planet
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The 12th Planet is a hypothetical planet proposed by ancient astronaut theorist Zecharia Sitchin. Sitchin claims Nibiru (also called Marduk) is the 12th planet, or Planet X. His claims are considered fantastic by mainstream scientists and historians.
According to Sumerian cosmology, Nibiru is the twelfth member in the solar system family of planets (which includes 10 planets, the Sun, and the Moon). It's catastrophic collision with Tiamat, a planet that was between Mars and Jupiter, would have formed the planet Earth and the asteroid belt and comets. It is the home of a powerful alien race Anunnaki (Ningischzida) of Sumerian myth. Sitchin claims the 12th planet's inhabitants survived and later came to Earth.
Sitchin says some sources speak about the same planet, possibly being a brown dwarf star and still orbiting the Sun with a perihelion passage some 3,600 years ago and assumed orbital period of about 3,600 to 3,760 years or 3,741 years. Sitchin attributes these figures to astronomers of the Maya civilization. However, a brown dwarf with a period of 3,760 years would be clearly evident through infrared and gravitational observations.
In a recently published book, titled 2012: Appointment With Marduk, Turkish writer/researcher Burak Eldem presents a new theory, suggesting a 3,661 years orbital period for the planet and claiming a "return date" in the year 2012 AD. According to Eldem's theory, 3,661 is one-seventh of 25,627, which is the total time span of "5 World Ages" according to Mayan Long Count Calendar system. The last orbital passage of Marduk, he adds, was in 1649 BC and caused great catastrophes on earth, including the Thera eruption.
See also
- Hypothetical planet
- Planet X
- Zecharia Sitchin
- Anunnaki
- Nibiru
- Tiamat
- Ningischzida
- asteroid belt
- Sumerian mythology
- Robert Sutton Harrington
- Burak Eldem
Notes
- Note 1: See "The Fifth Tablet of Enuma Elish", by B. Landsberger and J. V. Kinnier Wilson, in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies: Vol. 20, No. 3. (Jul., 1961), pp. 174-176.
External links
- "2012: Appointment With Marduk (http://2012.netfirms.com/english/)." Official site for Turkish writer/researcher Burak Eldem's 2003 book.
- Planet X in Bible Prophecy (http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/) Official site for writer/researcher Tim McHyde's 2005 book.
- Time line of research regarding the 'Search for Planet X' (http://xfacts.com/x2.htm)
- Planet X -- Nibiru facts (http://xfacts.com/x.htm). Xfacts.com.
- Nibiru (http://www.crystalinks.com/nibiru.html). Crystalinks.com.
- Nibiru and the Anunnaki (http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=125&contentid=1098). Conspiracy Planet.com.
- The Anunnaki Remnants Are Still on Earth (http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=125&contentid=1168). Conspiracy Planet.com.
- [1] (http://nibiru.fciencias.unam.mx). Astronomical Society in Mexico City
- Index of skeptical writings on Sitchin's theories (http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/8148/zindex.html)
- Sitchin's Twelfth Planet (http://www.skepdic.com/essays/sitchin.htm) - a highly critical essay
