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Venus’ Ancient Layered, Folded Terrain Points to Volcanic Origin – SciTechDaily
An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering that seems consistent with volcanic activity. The finding could provide insights into the enigmatic planet’s geological history. Tesserae…
This image is a composite of data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering that seems consistent with volcanic activity. The finding could provide insights into the enigmatic planet’s geological history.
Tesserae are tectonically deformed regions on the surface of Venus that are often more elevated than the surrounding landscape. T…
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