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Tiamat is the name of a planet theorized by a handful of fringe scientists to have existed between Mars and Jupiter. The concept of now vanished hypothetical planet existing where the asteroid belt now lies was first proposed in the Phaeton Theory. She is named for the Babylonian mother goddess Tiamat. The idea of a hypothetical fifth planet has served as the basis for many science fiction stories, including Ocean by Warren Ellis and the Hidden History trilogy by Burak Eldem. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Phrenology is regarded today as a classic example of pseudoscience. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Adjective Jovian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... See also: List of hypothetical planetary bodies A hypothetical planet is a planet whose existence is not known, but has been inferred from observational scientific evidence. ... Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... Phaeton, Phaëton, or Phaethon may refer to many different things, all deriving ultimately from the mythological figure. ... Babylonia was an ancient state in Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... It has been suggested that Mother (neopaganism) be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Tiamat (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of comic books and graphic novels, well known for his acerbic personality and sociocultural commentaries, both through his online presence and his writing. ... Burak Eldem is a Turkish writer/researcher and journalist. ...

The Tiamat Hypothesis

A small number of scientists theorise that Tiamat was an ancient planet between Mars and Jupiter. Their ideas favour a combination of both the Theia and Phaeton hypotheses. They postulate that in a much differently-shaped solar system it was a thriving world, with jungles and oceans, whose orbit was disrupted by the arrival of a very small star (less then twenty times the size of Jupiter) that passed through the solar system between 65 million and four billion years ago.

The new orbits caused Tiamat to collide with this star or planet, which is known as Nibiru. The debris from this collision are thought by the theory's proponents to have formed the asteroid belt. The majority of the planet Tiamat survived the impact, and was thrown into a more stable orbit as the third planet in the solar system, Earth. Nibiru, to the Babylonians, was the celestial body associated with the god Marduk. ... Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... Earth (often referred to as the Earth, Terra, or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ...

Some sources state that Tiamat may actually have been struck twice, first by one of Nibiru's moons, breaking her into two separate pieces, and a second time when Nibiru himself struck one of the twin large planetoids. This version of the theory proposes that the half struck a second time was reduced to the rubble we now know as the asteroid belt, and that the larger portion was pushed into the earth, possibly acting as the Mars-sized object of the giant impact hypothesis. Although most scientists argue that the scenario is improbable, the ideas supporters argue that it would explain how the Earth's continents were divided and would also explain why the Earth is layered in sediments. This complex theory of Earth changing size might additionally explain why dinosaurs with 50 foot wingspans could fly when anything with a more then 20 foot wingspan today can barely lift off without breaking its wings, and why a T-Rex was able to run at high speeds and tackle prey when an elephant, a noticably smaller creature, can barely walk fast and is in serious danger if it ever falls over, though these are not necessicarily related anomalies. The Big Splash. ...

Further variation on the Tiamat hypothesis conjectures that when the inintial collision took place, the planet lost its gravitational hold on its largest satellite, Kingu, which became our Moon. In this same line of thought, the disruption caused by Nibiru's passing may have caused a satellite of Saturn, Gaga, to move outside of Neptune and become Pluto. Kingu, also spelled Qingu, was a demon in Babylonian mythology, and the consort of the goddess Tiamat before she was slain by Marduk. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Atmospheric characteristics Surface pressure ≫100 MPa Hydrogen - H2 80% ±3. ... Adjective Plutonian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 0. ...

Tiamat's destruction can also be used as an explanation for many creation myths dealing with chaos from a fallen angel or other general light/dark god themes, especially the Sumerian. Creation beliefs and stories describe how the universe, the Earth, life, and/or humanity came into being. ... Statue of the Fallen Angel, Retiro Park (Madrid, Spain) In Abrahamic religions, a fallen angel is an angel that has been exiled or banished from Heaven. ... It has been suggested that Combative dualism be merged into this article or section. ... Chaldean mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies, although Chaldea did not comprehend the whole territory inhabited by those peoples. ...

Tiamat in literature

• Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles revolve largely around the planet Tiamat.
• Burak Eldem's Hidden History trilogy expands upon and many of Sitchin's ideas while challenging his tendency towards revising history in favor of creation science.

Zecharia Sitchin (born 1920?) is a best-selling author promoting the ancient astronaut theory of mankinds origins. ... Burak Eldem is a Turkish writer/researcher and journalist. ... Historical revisionism is the reexamination of the accepted facts and interpretations of history, with an eye towards updating it with newly discovered, more accurate, and less biased information. ... Creation science is an umbrella term for the creationist movement to reconcile the biblical account of creation with modern science. ...

See also

• Phaeton (planet)

Proposed astronomical symbol for the hypothetical planet Phaeton as proposed by Phaeton proponent J. Timothy Unruh (from Phaeton, The Lost Planet) Phaeton (or Phaëton, less often Phaethon) is the name of a hypothetical planet posited to once have existed between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter whose destruction supposedly...

External links

• A more detailed explanation of Tiamat as a planet