Why is this a Salt World?Your planet is rich in sodium (12.4%) and chlorine (10.1%) but starved of hydrogen (4.5%), 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: 12.4% + Chlorine: 10.1% (min 3% each, 12% combined)✓ Hydrogen: 4.5% (<5% - dry enough for evaporites)✓ Temperature: 463K (250-500K warm band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 49.4% (>=15% - a rocky base to salt-crust over)
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
13
Contributing Factors
water13
Very dry - minimal water - likely as steam
geology60
Some geological activity provides slow nutrient cycling
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution