Gaia 234
Earth Like
Life DetectedMagnetic FieldModerate Activity
Why is this a Earth Like?Your planet has a balanced composition with all CHNOPS elements, proper mass (1.6x Earth), and sits in the habitable zone at 7.46 AU.
Earth-like planets have the perfect combination of composition, temperature, mass, and magnetic field to potentially support complex life as we know it.
Classification Criteria:
✓ All CHNOPS elements present (C, H, N, O, P, S)✓ Mass: 1.6x Earth (0.5-2.0x range)✓ Temperature: 256K (250-320K range)✓ Magnetic field present✓ Distance: 7.46 AU (habitable zone)
Habitability ScoreHabitable
Contributing Factors
water50
Limited water content
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
rotation10
Near tidally locked - one hemisphere perpetually scorched, other frozen, narrow habitable twilight zone only
Organic Chemistry100
All CHNOPS elements present - building blocks of life
atmosphere40
Nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere - breathable and protective (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
1.60x Earth (9.56e+24 kg)Radius
1.17x Earth (7452 km)Surface Gravity
1.17x Earth (11.5 m/s²)Surface Temperature
256 K (-17 °C / 1 °F)Rotation Period
13.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)Orbital Environment
Star Type
A-type (Blue-White)Distance from Star
7.46 AU (1116000115 million km)Atmosphere
Nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere with trace CO₂, water vapor, and argon
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
29.1%
Si - Silicon
23.3%
N - Nitrogen
11.6%
Surface Characteristics
Rocky surface with continents, oceans, and active plate tectonics. Diverse biomes if life present.Moons
Moon 1rings0.10% - 2.8 radii
Inside the Roche limit (2.80 planet radii): torn apart into a ring system.
Moon 2receding0.89% - 13.0 radii
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.