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SOYUZMULTFILM
presents

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THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE

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The following mystery has puzzled
astronomers for ages.

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As early as the 17th century
scientists noticed

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a mathematical regularity
in the distance of planets to the Sun.

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Here's how the planets are arranged
in their distance from the Sun:

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Mercury,

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Venus,

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Earth,

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Mars,

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Jupiter,

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Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

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The average distance from the planets to the Sun

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follows a mathematical sequence.

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The distance from Earth to Sun
is used as an astronomical unit.

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But... if the discovered mathematical
regularity isn't coincidental,

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then in the Solar System,
between Mars and Jupiter,

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there is one missing planet.

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And, indeed, here, at a distance
of 2.8 astronomical units,

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exists an asteroid belt
consisting of many small planetoids.

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So what are these asteroids?

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Maybe, they're pieces of a lost planet?

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Attention, attention!

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The preparations for the expedition
to the asteroid belt are completed.

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And today all of humanity

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shall be watching with excitement
the launch of the spaceship

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"Phaeton 1".

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Now we will switch over
to the orbital spaceport.

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Speaking to us will be the commander
of the spaceship "Phaeton 1".

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We are proud to be the first to attempt
to solve this mystery of the Solar System.

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What is the goal of the expedition?

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Our goal, I might say, is to see
the asteroids with our own eyes

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and to determine if they really are pieces
of the missing tenth planet of our Solar system.

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- May I add something?
- Certainly.

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We will observe many of the asteroids

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and we will attempt a landing
on the biggest one, Ceres.

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Tell me, why is your ship
named "Phaeton"?

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This name isn't coincidental.

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The ancient Egyptians
and Greeks already knew a myth

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originating, perhaps,
in the legendary Atlantis.

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PHAETON
SON OF THE SUN
A film-hypothesis

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O light of all the world,
God of the Sun, Helios!

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Ask me for whatever you like, my son
Phaeton. I shall fulfill your desire.

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This I swear to you with the
unbreakable oath of the immortal gods.

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O Helios, let me at least once ride
across the sky in your chariot.

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My son! Remember my
final admonitions.

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Hold the bridles tight,
don't let the horses ride too fast!

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Don't climb up too high
so as not to burn the sky,

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and don't descend too low,
or you'll scorch all of the Earth.

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O great Zeus, the Thunderer!

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I, Gaia the Earth, beseech you:

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Protect whatever yet remains
from this fire!

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Attention, attention!

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Within a few minutes
the launch to Ceres will start.

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Over to the space communication center.

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Attention!
Five minutes to countdown.

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Five

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Four

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Three

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Two

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One

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Launch!

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Earth, Earth! Can you hear me?
How is your visual reception?

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"Phaeton 1". "Phaeton 1". We hear you well.
The background noise is within acceptable limits.

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How are you feeling? - Excellent!
- The state of our health is normal.

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The trajectory parameters correspond
to those that were calculated.

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The first steps of man into space
unexpectedly brought us closer to the past,

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and made us gain a new outlook
on the history of all humankind.

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People began to think more often
about probable connections

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between earth and space events.

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Take the myth about Phaeton:

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Some researchers are inclined
to regard this myth

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as being one of the poetic testimonies

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to an ancient, but real event -

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the destruction of the planet Phaeton
as the result of a cosmic catastrophe.

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Many seemingly inexplicable things
have happened throughout Earth's history.

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But it's all fragmented... connections
are lost. There's no unified picture.

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Ancient titanic constructions, myths,
legends reaching us from dark ages,

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surviving artifacts of science
and culture of ancient civilizations,

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possibly contain the mystery
of contacts of the Earth with other worlds.

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Earth, Earth.
We've passed Mars. Passed Mars.

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Attention, attention!
Today, according to the projected course,

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and having bridged nearly
700 million kilometers,

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"Phaeton 1" enters the asteroid belt.

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We switch over to direct video-communication.

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A fragment!
I see a fragment of irregular shape.

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It's dead ahead.

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Earth, Earth. We're seeing
an irregularly shaped fragment.

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There's another one. Yet another!

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Earth, it seems that these
really are the remains of a planet.

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There are many fragments.

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A fragment on the bow side.

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We passed it by fine.

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"Phaeton 1". "Phaeton 1".
Don't deviate from your course.

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- Turn on the outer vision cameras.
- Outer vision cameras are ready.

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Earth, Earth! Come in, over!

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If the planet Phaeton really existed,
what caused its destruction?

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No. No, no.
Phaeton couldn't have been ruined by war.

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After all, on Earth
we never let it get to that.

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People were able to avoid annihilation.
High intelligence is incompatible with war.

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Most likely, Phaeton could have been
destroyed by natural causes.

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It is more likely that the tragedy was caused
by collision with another celestial body.

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For example, with a comet.

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Phaeton could also have been destroyed by
the gravitational pull of the giant Jupiter.

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Incidentally, there is an allegorical
hint to that in the legend of Phaeton.

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Phaeton is killed by
a thunderbolt of Zeus,

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and Zeus and Jupiter are the same
mythological character.

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I believe that Phaeton could have
harbored a highly developed civilization;

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That the Phaetonians could fly freely
to the other planets of the Solar System.

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I can imagine their arrival
on our ancient Earth.

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A hypothesis?
Yes, for now it's a hypothesis.

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But in our time we stand
on the brink of discovery

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of the greatest mysteries
of the universe.

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And what today is still a hypothesis,
tomorrow can become reality.

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Screenplay by
V. ANKOR
V. LIVANOV

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Director
V. LIVANOV

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Art director
M. ZHEREBCHEVSKY

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Composer
G. GLADKOV

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Camera M. DRUYAN
Sound G. MARTYNYUK

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Assistant director T. FYODOROVA
Art-assistant A. GOREVA
Montage YE. TERTYCHNAYA

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Animators
A. ABARENOV, V. KUSHNERYOV, YU. KUZYURIN,
N. KUKOLEV, I. KUROYAN, M. PERSHIN

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Voiced by
M. BABANOVA, A. KONSOVSKIY, YU. YAKOVLEV,
A. ZADACHIN, N. BURLYAYEV

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Script editor A. SNESAREV
Production director L. BUTYRINA

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THE END
Subs by Pashka Geraskin (2012), revised by
Eus (2015), barometer (2016), Niffiwan (2022)