Why is this a Volcanic World?Runaway tidal heating from its moons drives volcanism across a cold crust - the planet is kneaded like Io.
Resonant, close-in moons pump orbital eccentricity, and the resulting tidal flexing dissipates enormous heat in the interior. Only a fraction of the surface is molten at once, so the ground between the vents stays as cold as the orbit allows - Io's own equilibrium temperature is about 110 K.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Close-in moons in a resonant configuration✓ Tidal heat flux beyond the runaway threshold- The orbit is not what melted it: 5.43 AU, 445K equilibrium
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
water73
Abundant water - likely as steam
geology40
Extreme volcanic activity may be hazardous
rotation10
Near tidally locked - one hemisphere perpetually scorched, other frozen, narrow habitable twilight zone only
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
atmosphere16
Atmosphere present but composition not ideal for life (partially stripped by slow rotation)
temperature0
Extremely hot - hostile to known life forms (large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons) (runaway tidal heating keeps the surface molten regardless of orbit) (extreme seasons: at 65° the poles swing between months-long day and night, softened by deep oceans: −5% habitability)
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.20x Earth (7.17e+24 kg)
Radius
1.06x Earth (6,770 km)
Surface Gravity
1.06x Earth (10.4 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
445 K (172 °C / 341 °F)
Rotation Period
39.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
A-type (Blue-White)
Distance from Star
5.43 AU (812 million km)
Orbital Period
8.95 years
Atmosphere
Volcanic outgassing - sulfur compounds and vaporized rock
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
22.4%
H - Hydrogen
17.5%
C - Carbon
14.2%
Surface Characteristics
Runaway tidal heating drives volcanism across a cold crust - lava lakes and sulfur plains between frozen plains