This world no longer exists — Richia and Ticka collided at 0.48 AU.
by ConemanDesert World
Ticka is a dry, scorching world left heavily scarred by its collision with Richia. Its barren surface is covered in endless dune seas and wind-carved rock, while a thin dusty atmosphere creates a permanent haze across the planet.
Destroyed — no longer habitableMagnetic FieldModerate Activity
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: 0.0% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 319K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 53.0% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability
Destroyed — no longer habitable
Physical Properties
Mass
0.90x Earth (5.37e+24 kg)
Radius
0.97x Earth (6,151 km)
Surface Gravity
0.97x Earth (9.5 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
319 K (46 °C / 115 °F)
Rotation Period
9.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.48 AU (71.8 million km)
Orbital Period
145 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
35.0%
Si - Silicon
25.0%
Fe - Iron
18.0%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights