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| The '''12th Planet''' is a ] proposed by ] ]. Sitchin claims ] (also called Marduk) is the 12th planet, or ]. His claims are considered to be fantasy by mainstream ]s and ]s. | |||
| According to James Evans in <i>The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy</i>, Hugh Thurston in <i>Early Astronomy</i>, and Gale Christianson in <i>This Wild Abyss</i>, Babylonian astronomers used the names Marduk and Nibriu-Marduk to refer to the planet Jupiter. | |||
| According to Sitchin's theories of ], Nibiru was the twelfth member in the solar system family of planets (which includes 10 planets, the ], and the ]). Its ] collision with ], a planet that was between ] and ], would have formed the planet ] and the ] and ]s. It was the home of a powerful alien race ] (]) of ], who, Sitchin claims, survived and later came to Earth. | |||
| Sitchin says some sources speak about the same planet, possibly being a ] star and still in a highly ] around the Sun, with a ] passage some 3,600 ]s ago and assumed ] of about 3,600 to 3,760 years or 3,741 years. However, scientists argue that a planet with such an orbit would eventually either develop a circular orbit or fly off into space and overwhelmingly consider Sitchin's claims to be ]. Sitchin attributes these figures to astronomers of the ]. 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 '']'', Turkish writer/researcher ] presents a new theory, suggesting a 3,661 years orbital period for the planet and claiming a "return date" in the year ] 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 ] system. The last orbital passage of Marduk, he adds, was in ] and caused great catastrophes on earth, including the ] eruption. | |||
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| == External links == | |||
| * "''''." Official site for Turkish writer/researcher '''Burak Eldem''''s 2003 book. | |||
| * Official site for writer/researcher Tim McHyde's 2005 book. | |||
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| * . Xfacts.com. | |||
| * . Crystalinks.com. | |||
| * . Conspiracy Planet.com. | |||
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| * . Astronomical Society in Mexico City | |||
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| * - a highly critical essay | |||
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