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Scientists detail volcanic action on Venus – Education – Australian Associated Press
Scientists have found that Venus is not as geologically dormant as previously thought, with evidence of 37 recently active volcanic structures.
Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to be recently active – and probably still are today – painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as long thought.
The research focused on ring-like structures called coronae, caused by an upwelling of hot rock from deep within the planet’s interior, and provided compelling evidence of widespread recent tectonic and magma activity on Venus’s surface, researchers said on Monday.
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