No life — too hot for liquid waterMagnetic FieldModerate Activity
Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (478K), 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: 478K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 54.1% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
18
Contributing Factors
water12
Very dry - minimal water - likely as steam
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
rotation65
Slow rotation - significant day/night temperature variations, but life can adapt
Organic Chemistry100
All CHNOPS elements present - building blocks of life (tidal pools cycle wet and dry - a boost for prebiotic chemistry)
atmosphere70
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable
temperature15
Extremely hot - hostile to known life forms
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.90x Earth (1.13e+25 kg)
Radius
1.24x Earth (7,891 km)
Surface Gravity
1.24x Earth (12.2 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
478 K (205 °C / 401 °F)
Rotation Period
40.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
F-type (White)
Distance from Star
0.85 AU (127 million km)
Orbital Period
251 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
Si - Silicon
27.0%
Fe - Iron
18.0%
S - Sulfur
16.2%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights