Sean (What if we were all countries?)

Sean is a desert planet located in the Morbius system.

Description
Sean is a terrestrial planet located in the Morbius system, a part of the Milky Way Galaxy. It orbits a star and was in turn circled by a single moon. Sean is 11135 kilometers in diameter and its local year lasted 378 standard days. The planet has an arid climate and supported a breathable atmosphere.

The surface of the planet were long stretches of sun-bleached dunes and shrubland disrupted by the towering buttes of granite and sandstone that created shadowed valleys where water collected. Under the surface of Sean's deserts were a number of caves that connected to freshwater aquifers.

History
No one knows for sure how Sean was formed, but it is speculated that it was a much more hospitable planet, to which some life forms existed, up until 800 million years ago when a geothermal event caused the oceans to evaporate and the temperatures to rise to 120°C. Water retreated into small valleys and mostly underground caves, where the temperature is much cooler. 200 million years ago, a large meteorite struck an area of Sean, creating a 100 kilometer crater.

In 1958, Blossom Inc. attempted to colonize the planet to create a city and launch a TV channel there. In the early periods it had mediocre success, but then failed miserably due to the temperatures, lack of proper scientific studying, scarcity of water, and unprofessional organizing. Nowadays, you can see abandoned space colonies on the surface of the planet. Scientists from around the world are desperately trying to find a reason for why it is so inhospitable to humans, and expeditions to the planet are common. An agency, known as IntoSpace, has stated in 2017 that it is attempting to colonize the planet again in 2030, and it is to be completed by 2050.