It was habitable many years ago, but then it collided with its biggest moon
Lava World
No life — too hot for liquid waterMagnetic FieldExtreme Activity
Why is this a Lava World?A moon inside the synchronous orbit spiraled in and struck the planet. The impact remelted the surface into a global magma ocean.
Tidal decay drags close-in moons down over millions of years. A large enough impactor liquefies the crust, strips atmosphere, and resets the surface - whatever the orbit's temperature would otherwise allow.
Classification Criteria:
✓ Moon inside the synchronous orbit (tidal decay)✓ Impactor massive enough to remelt the crust- Orbit itself was fine: 0.93 AU, 1400K equilibrium
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
water15
Abundant water - boiling away, little would be retained
geology50
Extreme volcanic activity may be hazardous (impact-resurfaced crust)
rotation100
Optimal rotation period - balanced day/night cycle, moderate weather, and good heat distribution
Organic Chemistry100
All CHNOPS elements present - building blocks of life
atmosphere27
Atmosphere present but composition not ideal for life (atmosphere partially stripped by the moon impact)
temperature0
Inferno world - temperatures exceed all possibility of life
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
1.00x Earth (5.97e+24 kg)
Radius
1.00x Earth (6,371 km)
Surface Gravity
1.00x Earth (9.8 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
1,400 K (1,127 °C / 2,060 °F)
Rotation Period
24.0 hours/day
Orbital Environment
Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))
Distance from Star
0.93 AU (139 million km)
Orbital Period
328 days
Atmosphere
Vaporized rock and impact ash - the original atmosphere blown off by the strike
Elemental Composition
O - Oxygen
32.1%
H - Hydrogen
23.6%
Fe - Iron
15.2%
Surface Characteristics
Surface remelted by a catastrophic moon impact - a global magma ocean cooling into scarred rock