Why is this a Salt World?Your planet is rich in sodium (11.7%) and chlorine (7.8%) but starved of hydrogen (0.0%), so instead of a water cycle it precipitates its salt into blinding evaporite flats.
Salt worlds need real halite chemistry - sodium and chlorine together, not just one - plus a dry recipe, since any real water cycle would dissolve the crust as fast as it forms. A warm 250-500K band keeps brines mobile enough to precipitate at the surface: halite plains, brine pans, salt-crusted ridges.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Sodium: 11.7% + Chlorine: 7.8% (min 3% each, 12% combined)✓ Hydrogen: 0.0% (<5% - dry enough for evaporites)✓ Temperature: 261K (250-500K warm band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 57.1% (>=15% - a rocky base to salt-crust over)
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
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Contributing Factors
water0
No water - the recipe has no hydrogen and oxygen to form it
geology60
Some geological activity provides slow nutrient cycling
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution