Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (396K), bone-dry silicate rock that kept its atmosphere - with no water cycle to wash the air, wind lofts a permanent dust veil over endless dune seas.
Desert worlds are the Tatooine/Arrakis archetype: enough rock to build a solid surface, enough air to carry dust, and too little hydrogen for oceans or rain. Heat bakes out any trace moisture, so nothing interrupts the wind's work - dune seas, wind-carved rock, scorching days.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Hydrogen: 2.7% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 396K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 66.7% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreExtremely Harsh
30
Contributing Factors
water18
Very dry - minimal water - likely as steam
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
rotation25
Very fast rotation - perpetual hurricane-force winds, extreme Coriolis effects, hazardous for complex life
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
atmosphere70
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable
temperature40
Extreme temperature - very difficult for life
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.10x Earth (6.57e+24 kg)
Radius
1.03x Earth (6,577 km)
Surface Gravity
1.03x Earth (10.1 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
396 K (123 °C / 253 °F)
Rotation Period
6.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
M-type (Red Dwarf)
Distance from Star
0.10 AU (15 million km)
Orbital Period
21 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
Si - Silicon
33.3%
O - Oxygen
20.0%
Fe - Iron
20.0%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights