No life — too hot for liquid waterMagnetic FieldHigh Activity
Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (412K), 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: 3.4% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 412K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 39.3% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreExtremely Harsh
23
Contributing Factors
water17
Very dry - minimal water - likely as steam
geology90
Active geology recycles nutrients and drives carbon cycle
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution
Organic Chemistry100
All CHNOPS elements present - building blocks of life
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
0.90x Earth (5.37e+24 kg)
Radius
0.97x Earth (6,151 km)
Surface Gravity
0.97x Earth (9.5 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
412 K (139 °C / 281 °F)
Rotation Period
28.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
B-type (Blue Giant)
Distance from Star
52.10 AU (7.79 billion km)
Orbital Period
118.9 years
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
Si - Silicon
25.6%
O - Oxygen
20.5%
S - Sulfur
10.3%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights