A combination of science, history, and cosmic imagination
'Documentarytainment' is non-fiction!
There are many secrets in the world, big and small.

The forms and significance of these secrets vary greatly, from trivial personal details to the workings of the universe and even the names of God.
However, despite the remarkable advancements in scientific civilization over the past several hundred years, what we have discovered so far is not as much as we might think.
Some of them may remain unknown for many years to come, perhaps forever.

How was the Great Pyramid of Giza, impossible even with modern construction technology, built? What is the truth about the UFO phenomenon? What do the images of astronauts or aliens on ancient rock art mean? These questions are the starting point of "Pato Won Jong-woo's Solar System Chronicles."
Author Won Jong-woo (pen name "Pato"), who has studied archaeological artifacts, ancient history books, ancient literature, the Bible, and even modern astronomical research, has developed a hypothesis: that in the ancient world, before 15,000 BC, there existed a highly advanced civilization far more advanced than our own.
Not only civilization, but also the Earth, Mars, and a now-extinct planet (named 'Planet Z') in the solar system formed a huge space empire.

This book is a fantasy full of the author's imagination, which rationally deduces the existence of a solar system empire by tracing back the past and using hypotheses and scientific facts.
Because imagination is combined with science and history, the author named the genre of this book 'documentarytainment' (documentary + entertainment).
It has become a new 'science fiction textbook' by adding fun imagination to scientific facts.
In other words, it could be called 'fake nonfiction'.

The book's core premise is that long ago in the solar system, there was an empire of three planets, their history was magnificent and their civilization was great, but 12,000 years ago, a tragedy killed the once-life-filled planet Mars, and at that time, there was another planet between Mars and Jupiter, the remains of which now remain as an asteroid.
This story, which may seem like simple science fiction, has captured the attention of many because it has scientific basis.

Sightings of so-called "flying saucers," which began to be reported in earnest in the 1940s, have numbered in the hundreds of thousands over the past 70 years. These include cases where a large number of very clear photos were released, such as those of George Adamski in the United States and Billy Meier in Switzerland, as well as cases of people who claim to have met aliens in person, boarded their spaceships, and then passed on their teachings.
The Raelian Movement, a materialistic UFO group based in Canada, was a hot topic in the early 20th century due to its involvement in various issues such as human cloning.
(…) Numerous ancient paintings and petroglyphs from thousands and tens of thousands of years ago depict objects reminiscent of UFOs, which are no different in form from the modern UFOs we are familiar with through photographs and videos.
Some claim that it depicts stars or meteorological phenomena, but the mechanical devices are so obvious that such explanations feel illogical.
(…) UFOs are not a product of modern mechanical civilization’s imagination, as such objects have been continuously appearing in the skies of the Earth, not only now but also in the Middle Ages and even before that.
--- pp.27-28

The atmosphere of Mars, a red and scarred planet, is eerie and ominous.
This image has been commonly projected into the image of Mars in myths and cultures regardless of East or West.
Looking at this image, we can see that the surface is relatively smooth compared to the crater-strewn moon we are familiar with.
But I can't help but notice the huge scar drawn horizontally across the middle.
This massive valley, called the Grand Canyon of Mars or the Mariner's Canyon, is a staggering 3,000 kilometers long and 8 kilometers deep.
Considering that the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, the largest canyon on Earth, is only 450 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers deep, you can get a sense of how massive this valley is.
Moreover, Mars' diameter is only half that of Earth.
So how on earth did this canyon come into being?
--- p.70

Let's think about it.
Of the nine planets in the solar system, Mars, the fourth, and Planet Z, the fifth, along with two neighboring planets, were completely destroyed.
While it is likely that these events share a common denominator, the destruction of one is unlikely to lead to the other being utterly destroyed, with the atmosphere and water vaporizing and the surface being horribly torn apart.
Because there's no way a huge celestial body could have come flying in from somewhere, smashed up Planet Z, bounced off, and then crashed back into Mars.
So what possibilities are left?
What is the 'one' incident that results in the destruction of 'two' worlds?

We are well aware of such examples.
It's war.
--- p.106

Photos 8-9 are the petroglyphs that appeared in Chapter 1 and were discovered in the Tassili-Najjer region of the Sahara Desert.
This era is the Stone Age, so there should not have been any writing, sophisticated modern artifacts, machines, or clothing.
However, the figure depicted here appears to be wearing some sort of helmet or helmet.
If you look closely, you can see that the neck area connecting the head and body is quite intricately sealed, and the helmet's appearance also shows a repeating pattern that is completely different from the shape of normal hair.
More importantly, the vertical folds on the chest area are not wrinkles that could be found in the fur or coarse fabrics worn at the time, but rather in a material that is finely woven with thin threads like silk or a fairly smooth material like vinyl.
Furthermore, the design of the clothing is similar to a modern spacesuit in that it is a kind of overall style, and from a comprehensive perspective, it does not match at all with the Stone Age people we know.
Meanwhile, on the upper right and left, a disc-shaped object appears as if it is flying in the sky.
If this had been drawn separately, it could be considered a primitive painting or a meaningless doodle, but thanks to the person in the middle, it naturally brings to mind a UFO.
Although it is not very visible, if you go to the left corner, you can see some of the figures of other people, but they are omitted compared to the central figure and are depicted only with simple lines, like a child's drawing.
If this picture represents them, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume that the central figure was specifically trying to portray some being quite different from themselves?
--- pp.186-188

Except for creationists, no one disputes the view that humans evolved from primates.
However, the fact that the process of evolution and the direction of mutations have flowed unnaturally quickly and in a beneficial direction is something that even mainstream academia is skeptical about.
There are also claims that some external force, perhaps aliens, intervened.
However, I do not favor the claim that aliens came from the Pleiades, Orion, or Sirius and genetically engineered humans.
There are no true aliens in this book, and the inhabitants of the three planets are actually Earthlings and their descendants.
So, I often wonder if, if it seems like human evolution has been too rapid, it might actually be because humans are an older species than we realize.

--- p.297