Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (397K), 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: 397K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 73.3% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
water0
No water - the recipe has no hydrogen and oxygen to form it
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
rotation30
Very slow rotation - extreme temperature swings between eternal day and night sides
Organic Chemistry20
Limited organic chemistry potential
atmosphere42
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable (partially stripped by slow rotation)
temperature40
Extreme temperature - very difficult for life
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.50x Earth (8.96e+24 kg)
Radius
1.14x Earth (7,293 km)
Surface Gravity
1.14x Earth (11.2 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
397 K (124 °C / 255 °F)
Rotation Period
12.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.31 AU (46.4 million km)
Orbital Period
75 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
Fe - Iron
26.7%
Si - Silicon
26.7%
Mg - Magnesium
20.0%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights