No life — no phosphorus — DNA and ATP are built on itMagnetic FieldExtreme Activity
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: 0.13 AU, 263K equilibrium
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
water92
Abundant water - mostly frozen
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
Challenging but potentially habitable temperature (large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons) (runaway tidal heating keeps the surface molten regardless of orbit)
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection (a large close moon may help stir the core dynamo (speculative))
Physical Properties
Mass
8.80x Earth (5.26e+25 kg)
Radius
2.06x Earth (13,153 km)
Surface Gravity
2.06x Earth (20.3 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
263 K (-10 °C / 14 °F)
Rotation Period
1.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
NS-type (Neutron Star)
Distance from Star
0.13 AU (19.4 million km)
Orbital Period
14 days
Time Dilation
Clocks run 5.0 seconds per year slower than deep space — about 7 minutes over a lifetime
Atmosphere
Volcanic outgassing - sulfur compounds and vaporized rock
Elemental Composition
H - Hydrogen
45.3%
O - Oxygen
15.5%
U - Uranium
8.1%
Surface Characteristics
Runaway tidal heating drives volcanism across a cold crust - lava lakes and sulfur plains between frozen plains
Matched on physical properties only — but pulsar planets are real: the first exoplanets ever confirmed (PSR B1257+12, 1992) orbit a neutron star.Discovered 2011 via transit · 636 light-years awaySource: NASA Exoplanet Archive
Outside the synchronous orbit: slowly receding, like Luna (~cm per year).
Tidal braking locked the planet to its moon: one face forever moonward.
Tidal flexing melts its interior: an actively volcanic surface (Io-like).
Moon 2merged10% - 2.0 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 3merged10% - 3.3 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 4merged10% - 5.2 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
Moon 5merged10% - 10.3 radii
Merged with an adjacent moon: too close for both to hold a stable orbit.
+5 temperature: large moon stabilizes the axial tilt - steady seasons-85 temperature: runaway tidal heating keeps the surface molten regardless of orbit+5 magneticField: a large close moon may help stir the core dynamo (speculative)