Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (319K), 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: 2.0% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 319K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 50.0% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreExtremely Harsh
30
Contributing Factors
water20
Very dry - minimal water
geology30
Geologically dead - no nutrient recycling
rotation60
Fast rotation - strong global wind patterns and weather systems, but manageable
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
atmosphere70
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable
temperature70
Challenging but potentially habitable temperature
magnetic Field30
No magnetic field - vulnerable to solar radiation
Physical Properties
Mass
0.30x Earth (1.79e+24 kg)
Radius
0.67x Earth (4,265 km)
Surface Gravity
0.67x Earth (6.6 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
319 K (46 °C / 114 °F)
Rotation Period
9.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
F-type (White)
Distance from Star
2.03 AU (304 million km)
Orbital Period
2.54 years
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
20.0%
Fe - Iron
20.0%
Si - Silicon
20.0%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights