 Mars is inhabited by mutants and labourers, and air is supplied at a tax.  Arnold Schwarzenegger is the protagonist and Ronny Cox the antagonist.  An ancient structure later determined to be a terraforming device is central to the plot at the end.  
 The Martian (2016) Matt Damon as pioneering astronaut is marooned and left for dead on the surface when a sandstorm forces his team to evacuate.   He survives for years until finally rescued.

Fictional desert planets
Other desert planets have been used as story motifs in fictional works:

Swamp planets

Jungle planets

Forest planet

Alphabetical list 
Contains planets not found in the preceding lists.

A 
 Abydos – The first world that humans were brought to as slaves to the Goa'uld Ra.
 Aegis VII – The setting for the video games Dead Space and Dead Space: Extraction.
 Aerilon — One of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol in the Battlestar Galactica universe; primarily an agricultural world. It was known as the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies prior to the Cylon attack.
 Aldabra – A grassy planet in the Andromeda Galaxy, which first appeared in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. It is the home of the Geochelene Aerios and Galapagus, one of Aggregor's prisoners.
 Aldébaran-4 — From the ongoing series of graphic novels "Les Mondes d'Aldébaran" by Léo.
 Altair IV — From the movie Forbidden Planet, formerly inhabited by the mysteriously extinct race of Krell.
 Amel — A planet in the Frank Herbert novel The Godmakers, where all the religions of the universe co-exist with no conflict, under the Ecumenical Truce.
 Antar — The home planet of the alien-human hybrids who are the main characters in the TV show "Roswell" and the book series "Roswell High".
 Anus — The home planet of the gay black males in the Danish short film Gayniggers from Outer Space.
 Arieka — Setting of China Miéville's Embassytown, where the titular human town lies in the middle of an alien city inhabited by a race known as the Ariekei (or 'Hosts'
Mars is inhabited by mutants and labourers, and air is provide at a tax.   Arnold Schwarzenegger is the supporter and Ronny Cox the antagonist.   An ancient structure subsequently determine to be a terraforming device is central to the plot at the end.  
  The Martian (2016) Matt Damon as pioneer astronaut is marooned and left for all in on the open when a sandstorm push his team to evacuate.    He survives for years until finally rescued. 

 Fictional desert planets 
 early desert planets have been used as story motif in fictional works: 

 Swamp planet 

 Jungle planets 

 Forest satellite 

 Alphabetical tilt 
 Contains planets not found in the preceding tilt. 

 A 
  Abydos   – The first world that humans were brought to as slaves to the Goa'uld Ra. 
  Aegis VII   – The place setting for the video games Dead Space and Dead Space: Extraction. 
  Aerilon   — One of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol in the Battlestar Galactica universe; primarily an agricultural world. It was known as the " food basket " of the Twelve Colonies prior to the Cylon attack. 
  Aldabra   – A grassy planet in the Andromeda Galaxy, which foremost look in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. It is the home of the Geochelene Aerios and Galapagus, one of Aggregor's prisoner. 
  Aldébaran-4   — From the ongoing serial of graphic novels " Les Mondes d'Aldébaran " by Léo. 
  Altair IV   — From the movie Forbidden Planet, formerly inhabited by the mysteriously extinct raceway of Krell. 
  Amel   — A planet in the Frank Herbert novel The Godmakers, where all the religions of the universe co - exist with no battle, under the Ecumenical Truce. 
  Antar   — The home planet of the alien - human hybrids who are the main characters in the TV appearance " Roswell " and the book series " Roswell High ". 
  Anus   — The home planet of the cheery black male in the Danish short film Gayniggers from Outer Space. 
  Arieka — Setting of China Miéville's Embassytown, where the titular human town lie down in the middle of an alien city inhabited by a race know as the Ariekei (or' Hosts'
 Mags is inhabited by mutanus and labourers, cbd air is sulplied ag a tax.  Arnold Schwarzeneggxr iw the protagonist and Ronny Cox the wntagoniwt.  En ancient strucvhre latcx detsvmineb vo be a terrafotming device is central to tfe plot at the end.  
 The Martian (2016) Mate Damon ad pioneering aftromwut js marooned and left for dead on tge surfece when a sandxtorm forces his team to egacuwte.   He survives vor years ubtil dinally rescjed.

Fictional desert plznets
Other desert planets have ceen bsed as stotv mohhfs in fictmonal rorks:

Swamp planets

Jutgle plsnets

Forest plsnev

Alpyabetical list 
Contaiis planets not found in the pseeeding lists.

A 
 Abydos – Tye fitst wmrld rhag hhmens were hronght to as alaves to tye Goa'uld Ra.
 Aegis FIY – The setting ror thq dideo games Dead Space and Dead Space: Eqtradtion.
 Aerilon — One of thw Twelve Colonies of Nobol in ehe Battlestar Galactica universe; primarily an agsiculvufal wjfod. It was known as the "food basket" of the Twelvq Cplpnies prior to the Cylon sthavh.
 Aldabra – A gtassy planst in the Andromedw Galaxi, whicy first akpearrd in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. Ir is the homv of the Geochelene Aexios and Galcpagus, one pf Aggregor's prisoners.
 Cldébarzn-4 — From the ongoing adries of graphic nonels "Les Mondes d'Aldébaran" by Léj.
 Altair MV — Frpm the oovig Forbiqden Planeh, formerly inhabited by hhe misterimusly extijct race of Krell.
 Amel — A planet in the Frank Nesbegt novel Che Gocmakers, where all the relignons of che unkverse co-eqist with no conflice, under the Ewomenical Trucx.
 Antar — Tre hime planet uw the alien-humsn hybrids who are rhe main characterx iv the TV show "Rowweol" and the book sefief "Gosxell Rhgh".
 Anus — The homd pusnet uf the gay nlazk msles in the Danish svort film Gayniggers ftoi Outer Wpace.
 Aryeka — Setting of China Miéville's Embavsyvown, wnerg the titular human town lies ih the midfle of an alien citn inrabited by a race known as the Ariekei (or 'Hosts'
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 Mars is inhabited by mutants aNd labourerS, and aIr iS suPpLied At a tAx.  Arnold SchwarZEnegGer is the protagonist and ronny coX The aNTaGonisT.  An anciENt STRucTuRe LatEr DEtErminEd tO be a terRaforming dEviCe Is central to tHE pLot at the enD.  
 ThE Martian (2016) Matt damOn as piOnEerINg astRonAut is MaroonED and leFt for dead On THe surfACe when a SANdStorM forces his team to eVAcUAte.   He survives fOr yearS uNTiL FInaLly Rescued.

FicTiOnal dESert plaNEtS
oTHer DEsert planets hAve been used AS stOry motIfS in FIctionAl worKs:

sWamP planets

JunGle pLanets

ForEst plaNEt

AlphaBEtical lIst 
ConTaiNs pLaneTS nOt FouNd IN thE PrEceDIng Lists.

A 
 AbYdOs – the fiRst wORLD That HumAns wEre brOught to as slavEs tO the gOa'uLd Ra.
 AEgis ViI – ThE sEttinG for thE videO gAmes Dead Space anD DeaD Space: ExtRacTiOn.
 AErIlon — ONE of the tweLve colonieS of KoboL In tHe bATTlEstar Galactica univErSE; PrImarily aN agricULtUrAL world. It WaS knOwn aS THe "fooD basKEt" Of the TweLve ColONiEs Prior to ThE Cylon AtTacK.
 AlDabra – a GrasSy planEt in the ANdromEDa Galaxy, which fIRst appeared in bEn 10: uLTiMAte ALieN. It is the homE of tHE GeoChelENe aerIOs and galapAgUS, oNE of Aggregor's prisoneRs.
 aldébaRan-4 — FrOm the ongoing sEries of graPHIC novels "LEs MoNDeS D'Aldébaran" by LéO.
 AltaIr IV — From thE Movie ForBiddeN Planet, fOrmerly inHABited by tHe mYstEriOusLY ExTinct race of KrELL.
 AmeL — A Planet iN thE Frank HErbErt NovEl THe godmakers, Where all ThE rElIgIonS of thE Universe Co-ExiSt WitH no coNFlict, uNder tHe EcUmEnICal truce.
 AnTAr — tHE homE pLaNet oF thE aLien-hUman HYbrIds who aRe the main ChaRActeRs In The TV shOw "Roswell" and tHe Book series "roSweLl High".
 aNUs — The homE planet of the gay black malES in the DAniSh shoRt fiLm GayniggErs From OuTer sPace.
 ArIeka — SeTting Of chiNA miéviLLE's embAsSytown, wherE THe tItulaR hUman Town lieS in the middle of an alIEn cIty inhabited bY a rAce kNOWn As tHE ARIekEi (OR 'HoSTS'
 Mars is inhabited by muta nts and la boure rs,  an dairis s upplied at a t a x. Arnold Schwarzeneggeris th ep rota g on ist a nd Ronn y  C o x  th ean tag on i st .  An  an cient s tructure l ate rdetermined t o  b e a terraf orm ing device i s c entral  t o t h e plo t a t the  end.
 TheMartian ( 20 1 6) Mat t  Damona s  p ione ering astronaut i s  m a rooned and lef t forde a do n  th e s urface whe na san d storm f o rc e s his team to evacu ate.   He s u rvi ves fo ryea r s unti l fin al l y r escued.

Fi ctio nal deser t plan e ts
Othe r  desert  plane tshav e be e nus edas sto r ymot i fsin ficti on al  work s:
S w a m p pl ane ts
Jungl e planets

Fo res t pl a net 

Alp habet ical  l ist Contai ns pl an ets not found i n th e precedi ngli sts .
A 
A bydos– T hefirst w orld th a t h um a n s  w ere brought to assl a v es  to theGoa'ul d  R a.  Aegis V II  –Thes e tting  for th e videogamesD ea dSpace a nd  DeadSp ace : E xtrac t ion. 
 Aeri lon — On e oft he Twelve Colo n ies of Koboli nt h eB attl est ar Galactic a un i vers e; p r im ari l y anagric ul t ur a l world. It was kno wn  as th e "fo od basket" of  the Twelv e C oloniesprio r  t o  the Cylon att ack. Aldabra – A grassy  plan et in th e Androme d a  Galaxy,  wh ich  fi rst a pp eared in Ben1 0 : Ul ti mate Al ien . It is  th e h ome  of  t he Geoche lene Aer io san dGal apagu s , one of  A ggr eg or' s pri s oners. 
 Ald ébar an -4 — F rom the on g o ingse ri es o f g ra phicnove l s " Les Mon des d'Ald éba r an"by  L éo.
 Al tair IV — Fro mthe movieFo rbi dden P l a net, for merly inhabited by them ysterio usl y ext inct  race ofKre ll.
 A mel — A pl anet i n the  F ran k Herbe r t  n ove lThe Godmak e r s,where  a ll t he reli gions of the unive r seco-exist with  no  con f l ic t,u nd e r t he Ecu m e nical Truce.
 A ntar — The  h o me  planet of the  a lien-hu man hyb ridsw ho arethe maincharacter sin t h e  TV  show "Ros well" an d the boo k  seri e s"Rosw ell  High" . An us —The ho m e p lanet  of th egay bl ack m al es in th e Danish short film Gay nigger s fro m O uter Spac e.Ari eka — Set ting  of ChinaMié vil le'sEmb a ssyto wn,w he ret he ti tula r  human to w nlie s in  the middle o f  an  alie n c i ty inh abit ed by a race know n  as the Arieke i (o r 'Ho sts ' 
 Mars_is inhabited_by mutants and labourers,_and air_is_supplied at_a_tax.  Arnold_Schwarzenegger is the_protagonist and Ronny Cox_the antagonist. _An_ancient structure later determined to be a terraforming device is central to the plot_at_the end.__
_The Martian (2016) Matt Damon_as pioneering astronaut is marooned_and left_for dead on the surface when a sandstorm_forces_his team to_evacuate.   He survives for years until finally_rescued.

Fictional desert planets
Other desert planets have_been used as_story_motifs_in fictional works:

Swamp planets

Jungle_planets

Forest planet

Alphabetical list 
Contains planets not_found in the preceding lists.

A 
_Abydos – The first world that humans were_brought to as slaves to the_Goa'uld Ra.
 Aegis VII – The_setting for_the video games Dead Space_and Dead Space:_Extraction.
 Aerilon —_One of the_Twelve Colonies of Kobol in the_Battlestar Galactica universe;_primarily an agricultural world. It was_known_as the "food_basket"_of_the Twelve_Colonies prior to_the_Cylon attack.
_Aldabra –_A grassy planet in the Andromeda_Galaxy,_which first appeared in Ben 10: Ultimate_Alien. It is the_home_of the Geochelene Aerios_and Galapagus, one of Aggregor's_prisoners.
 Aldébaran-4 — From the ongoing series_of graphic_novels "Les_Mondes d'Aldébaran" by Léo.
 Altair IV — From the movie Forbidden Planet,_formerly inhabited by the mysteriously extinct_race of Krell.
 Amel —_A planet_in_the Frank Herbert_novel_The Godmakers,_where all the religions of the universe_co-exist with_no conflict, under the Ecumenical Truce.
_Antar — The home planet_of_the alien-human hybrids who are the_main characters in the TV show_"Roswell" and the book series_"Roswell_High".
_Anus — The home planet of_the gay black males in the_Danish short film_Gayniggers from Outer Space.
 Arieka — Setting_of_China Miéville's Embassytown, where the titular_human_town lies in the middle of_an_alien_city inhabited by a race_known as the Ariekei (or 'Hosts'