The Dendera Zodiac
Mars
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This website animates the sculpture using the NASA DE441 and DE431 ephemerides, which contains the highly accurate positions of the solar system planets, as its data sources for the angular rotations that
are applied to the sculpture's component parts. This data is available in the right panel of this page in the 'technical data' tab. The animation can be reset at any time by clicking the button below and
the zodiac carvings on the inner circle of the sculpture can be viewed at any time by clicking on the other button.
(Click and hold)
This particular webpage, on the right side panel, explains the sculpture's Mars model and follows on from the previous page which explained the Neptune system.
It is advised to read that page before reading this one.
Mars carving
Explanation
Technical data
Mars
The sculpture of the God that represent Mars has been identified through scholarly research and its identification is not under question. It is shown on the
left panel of this page in detail and is highlighted on the central circle of the main dynamic illustration. The alignment line that comes from this God is shown
in yellow on the left side panel and is identical in design to that of the Uranus God.
It was shown on the previous planet page that the alignment of Mars will be critical in forming the planet alignment circle's sizes and therefore Mars has been positioned in the sculpture with an explicit alignment line angular rotation relative to the principal God's staff line. This angle is ninety degrees plus 4.66466719 degrees, that being the longitude of the ascending node of Mars at the moment of the 2729 BCE winter solstice (see the technical data tab).The dotted alignment line points directly to the start of the static outer circle of the sculpture as shown at the bottom of the dynamic illustration with the white arrow.
On the opposite side of the static part of the sculpture to this white arrow there is a small circle explicitly carved out, at the top of the illustration to the left of the vernal equinox. This is shown by the small white circle on the dynamic illustration and in detail on the photograph below and which is offset by 4.66466719 degrees from the extension of the alignment line.
This circle is the prototype planet alignment circle and its existence necessitates that small images of Mars are placed at either end of the planet's
alignment line as shown on the dynamic illustration.
As with all the previous planets, the first step is to align the zodiac portion of the inner circle to its correct position.
It was shown on the previous planet page that the alignment of Mars will be critical in forming the planet alignment circle's sizes and therefore Mars has been positioned in the sculpture with an explicit alignment line angular rotation relative to the principal God's staff line. This angle is ninety degrees plus 4.66466719 degrees, that being the longitude of the ascending node of Mars at the moment of the 2729 BCE winter solstice (see the technical data tab).The dotted alignment line points directly to the start of the static outer circle of the sculpture as shown at the bottom of the dynamic illustration with the white arrow.
On the opposite side of the static part of the sculpture to this white arrow there is a small circle explicitly carved out, at the top of the illustration to the left of the vernal equinox. This is shown by the small white circle on the dynamic illustration and in detail on the photograph below and which is offset by 4.66466719 degrees from the extension of the alignment line.
Diagram Mars1 - The prototype planet alignment circle
As with all the previous planets, the first step is to align the zodiac portion of the inner circle to its correct position.
With the starting location of the planet established the first of the astronomy angles can be applied to the Mars system noting carefully that model of Mars at the top
will become aligned with the small carved circle when the rotation is applied.
The second of the astronomy angles that defines the periapsis point is the next angle to be applied.
The true anomaly can finally be applied to Mars and the planet ends up in the winter solstice alignment circles correctly positioned as the fourth planet from the Sun.
By working out the planet alignment circle's trigonometry on the Dendera zodiac sculpture, which is known to be 256 cm square, using the planets Neptune and Mars the planet alignment circles'
radii can be determined as being 17.00 mm and the series of circles can be laid out accordingly which then allows you to return to the start of the system at the Moon and calibrate all of
the geometric alignments. This is how each page on this website was reverse engineered.
The full solar system model is now complete with just one outstanding question which relates to the Mars constructions. The image of the Mars God on the left side panel
shows the God holding an identical staff to all the ones that have been seen before on the other four named planets, but on the Mars model the staff does not appear to be being
used to point to anything. What does this staff point to ?
The conclusions page is the next on this website.
The conclusions page is the next on this website.