This world no longer exists — Debris of Untitled Lava World at 0.09–0.11 AU.
by ShaelynLava World
Once, this planet was a warm, rocky world—hot, but not molten. That all changed when tidal decay dragged its moon too close to the surface, causing it to crash into the planet and completely reshape the crust, melting it into the lava world it is today. It is orbited by rings.
Destroyed — no longer habitableMagnetic 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: 0.10 AU, 1400K equilibrium
Habitability
Destroyed — no longer habitable
Physical Properties
Mass
1.50x Earth (8.96e+24 kg)
Radius
1.14x Earth (7,293 km)
Surface Gravity
1.14x Earth (11.2 m/s²)
Surface Temperature
1,400 K (1,127 °C / 2,060 °F)
Rotation Period
12.0 hours/day (faster than Earth)
Orbital Environment
Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))
Distance from Star
0.10 AU (15 million km)
Orbital Period
12 days
Atmosphere
Vaporized rock and impact ash - the original atmosphere blown off by the strike
Elemental Composition
Fe - Iron
26.7%
Si - Silicon
26.7%
Mg - Magnesium
20.0%
Surface Characteristics
Surface remelted by a catastrophic moon impact - a global magma ocean cooling into scarred rock