Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (353K), 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: 4.0% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 353K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 31.8% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreExtremely Harsh
26
Contributing Factors
water20
Very dry - minimal water
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution
Organic Chemistry80
Core organic elements (CHNO) present — but the ground itself is radioactive, and no magnetic field shields a world from its own crust
atmosphere70
Nitrogen atmosphere provides protection but not breathable
temperature40
Extreme temperature - very difficult for life
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.40x Earth (8.36e+24 kg)
Radius
1.12x Earth (7,127 km)
Surface Gravity
1.12x Earth (11.0 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
353 K (80 °C / 176 °F)
Rotation Period
21.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
A-type (Blue-White)
Distance from Star
3.92 AU (586 million km)
Orbital Period
5.49 years
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
14.6%
Ti - Titanium
13.9%
Fe - Iron
13.2%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights