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: 0.66 AU, 1400K equilibrium
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
0
Contributing Factors
water3
Very dry - minimal water - boiling away, little would be retained
geology50
Extreme volcanic activity may be hazardous (impact-resurfaced crust)
rotation65
Slow rotation - significant day/night temperature variations, but life can adapt
Organic Chemistry100
All CHNOPS elements present - building blocks of life
atmosphere38
Atmosphere present but composition not ideal for life (atmosphere partially stripped by the moon impact)
temperature0
Inferno world - temperatures exceed all possibility of life (extreme seasons: at 71° the poles swing between months-long day and night: −14% habitability)
magnetic Field100
Magnetic field provides radiation protection
Physical Properties
Mass
2.90x Earth (1.73e+25 kg)
Radius
1.43x Earth (9,085 km)
Surface Gravity
1.43x Earth (14.0 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
1,400 K (1,127 °C / 2,060 °F)
Rotation Period
97.0 hours/day (slower than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
K-type (Orange)
Distance from Star
0.66 AU (98.7 million km)
Orbital Period
234 days
Atmosphere
Vaporized rock and impact ash - the original atmosphere blown off by the strike
Elemental Composition
Ti - Titanium
32.3%
U - Uranium
18.1%
S - Sulfur
5.5%
Surface Characteristics
Surface remelted by a catastrophic moon impact - a global magma ocean cooling into scarred rock