Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (474K), 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: 2.7% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 474K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 66.7% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
17
Contributing Factors
water12
Very dry - minimal water - likely as steam
geology60
Some geological activity provides slow nutrient cycling
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present
atmosphere70
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable
temperature15
Extremely hot - hostile to known life forms
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
0.80x Earth (4.78e+24 kg)
Radius
0.93x Earth (5,914 km)
Surface Gravity
0.93x Earth (9.1 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
474 K (201 °C / 394 °F)
Rotation Period
18.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.22 AU (32.9 million km)
Orbital Period
45 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
Si - Silicon
33.3%
O - Oxygen
20.0%
Fe - Iron
20.0%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights