Scientists analyzed 30-year-old data and found that Venus's volcanic activity is comparable to Earth's.
The surface of Venus is littered with thousands of volcanoes, some of which may still be active until today. A fresh look at 30-year-old radar images captured by the Magellan spacecraft revealed new lava flows on Venus , suggesting that the planet was volcanically active between 1990 to 1992. NASA’s Magellan mission arrived at Venus in 1990 and became the first spacecraft to image the entire surface of the planet before plunging into the Venus ian atmosphere on October 12, 1994.
which is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2031, will study Venus’ surface and core to understand how a rocky planet about the same size as Earth evolved in a very different path. More: How Did Water Escape From Venus? A New Study May Have Solved the Mystery
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