Why is this a Desert World?Your planet is a hot (445K), 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: 4.5% (<5% - bone dry, no water cycle)✓ Temperature: 445K (300-500K hot band)✓ Silicon + Iron + Magnesium: 31.8% (>=30% - a real rocky surface)✓ Holds an atmosphere to carry the dust haze
Habitability ScoreUninhabitable
18
Contributing Factors
water15
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 Chemistry20
Limited organic chemistry potential
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
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
445 K (172 °C / 342 °F)
Rotation Period
24.0 hours/day
Orbital Environment
Star Type
G-type (Yellow (Sun-like))
Distance from Star
0.39 AU (58.3 million km)
Orbital Period
89 days
Atmosphere
Thin, dusty CO₂-nitrogen atmosphere - permanent haze of wind-borne sand
Elemental Composition
N - Nitrogen
22.7%
O - Oxygen
13.6%
Fe - Iron
13.6%
Surface Characteristics
Endless dune seas and wind-carved rock under a permanent dust haze - scorching days, freezing nights