Phaeton hypothesis theme
There was a planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter whose destruction supposedly led to the formation of the asteroid belt.
2 total · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Mysterians (1957) | minor | The Mysterians came from a planet that used to exist between Mars and Jupiter but was reduced to rubble, leaving behind our familiar asteroid belt, in a nuclear holocaust. |
| videogame: Final Fantasy IV (1991) | minor | The Lunerian Fusoya spoke of how a "planet between Mars and Jupiter was about to be shattered" and that "the people who escaped by ships headed for the Blue Planet... but they went to the Moon instead." |