When we talk about Earth’s neighbors, Mars is the talk of the town.
Everyone is dreaming of a future where humans have settled the Red Planet to uncover its vast mysteries—including ones that may lead us to. And so a lot of people tend to forget Earth’s other nearby neighbor, Venus—which is seemingly closer to being Earth’s twin given its size. The problem is Venus also seems like an extraterrestrial version of hell due to its ungodly surface temperatures and pressure—not to mention the clouds of sulfuric acid perpetually smothering its skies.
Although the Magellan data is now decades old, scientists are still learning new things thanks to advances in analytical software that is able to spot fresh insights that could not be detected before. Herrick led an investigation into digital images of Venus to find new features formations on the surface of the planet, focusing on two of Venus’ largest volcanos: Ozza and Maat Mons.
If that’s true, then it means Venus was volcanically active just three decades ago; and is almost certainly experiencing volcanic activity even now. Like with Earth’s volcanoes, eruptions probably happen every few years or so. “What is certain is that the vent has changed,” said Herrick. “I really think it takes some contortions to make those changes occur without some kind of volcanism.”
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