Tiamat

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The Tiamat planet, commonly Phaeton, is an alleged fifth planet that once existed between Mars and Jupiter. Its destruction, which resulted in the formation of the asteroid belt, is the main study of the Disruption Theory. 18th century researchers first proposed it as a hypothetical planet, officially dubbed in the 20th century as "Phaeton" (Greek). Zecharia Sitchin promoted a much older name “Tiamat” (Sumerian), based on the destruction of a personified Tiamat in the Enuma Elish.

Moons of Tiamat

The relative masses of the top twelve asteroids known compared to the remaining mass of all the other asteroids in the belt.

One of the main arguments in opposition to the Disruption Theory, is that the Main Asteroid Belt is comprised of many core materials that would preclude the existence of any one planet. The Babylonian Enuma Elish, from which Zecharia Sitchin draws much of his thesis, speaks of a personified Tiamat who creates eleven (11) minor celestial deities (Enuma Elis: Tablet II, line 32). Interestingly, there are also eleven (11) major asteroids in the Asteroid belt plus one other (Tiamat). The major asteroids are: (1) Ceres, (2) Vesta, (3) Pallas, (4) [[Hygiea}}, (5) Euphrosyne, (6) Interamnia, (7) Davida, (8) Herculina, (9) Eunomia, (10) Juno, (11) Psyche, and (12) Europa. Of these twelve, it is not yet clear which one of these is the remains of the mother planet, Tiamat. The numerous Asteroid families, derived from collisions that have occurred over thousands of years, have core materials that all originate from these twelve bodies.

Planet V

Based on simulations, NASA space scientists John Chambers and Jack Lissauer have proposed the existence of a planet between Mars and the asteroid belt, going in a successively eccentric and unstable orbit, 4 billion years ago. They connect this planet, which they name "Planet V", and its disappearance with the Late Heavy Bombardment episode of the Hadean era. Chambers and Lissauer also claim this Planet V most probably ended up crashing into the Sun. Unlike the Disruption Theory's fifth planet, "Planet V" is not credited with creating the asteroid belt.