Why is this a Barren?Your planet has an unusual composition that doesn't fit standard classifications, or lacks the elements needed for complex geological processes.
Barren worlds can form from uncommon element combinations or may be remnants of larger bodies that lost their atmospheres and volatile materials.
Classification Criteria:
Composition doesn't match standard planet typesMass: 1.0x EarthTemperature: 273K
Habitability ScoreMarginal
49
Contributing Factors
water50
Limited water content - mostly frozen
geology100
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle (tidal flexing sustains geologic activity)
rotation10
Near tidally locked - one hemisphere perpetually scorched, other frozen, narrow habitable twilight zone only
Organic Chemistry50
Carbon and hydrogen present - organic chemistry possible
atmosphere20
CO₂ atmosphere with moderate greenhouse effect (partially stripped by slow rotation)
temperature75
Challenging but potentially habitable temperature (large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons)
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection (a large close moon may help stir the core dynamo (speculative))
Physical Properties
Mass
1.00x Earth (5.97e+24 kg)
Radius
1.00x Earth (6,371 km)
Surface Gravity
1.00x Earth (9.8 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
273 K (-0 °C / 31 °F)
Rotation Period
24.0 hours/day
Orbital Environment
Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.74 AU (111 million km)
Orbital Period
278 days
Atmosphere
Thin CO₂ atmosphere
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
35.0%
Fe - Iron
12.8%
Mg - Magnesium
9.8%
Surface Characteristics
Barren rocky surface with unusual elemental composition
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.
Moon 2merged1.1% - 9.3 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 3merged0.00045% - 8.4 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
+5 temperature: large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons+10 geology: tidal flexing sustains geologic activity+5 magneticField: a large close moon may help stir the core dynamo (speculative)