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There are no tectonic processes on Venus due to the very thick lithosphere – FREE NEWS
Between 300 million and 1 billion years ago, a large space object crashed into the planet Venus, leaving behind more than 270 km in diameter
Between 300 million and 1 billion years ago, a large space object crashed into the planet Venus, leaving behind more than 270 km in diameter. According to researchers at the university, this crater could tell us whether Venus had plate tectonics similar to Earth. This is stated in a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
The researchers used computer models to recreate the impact that formed the Mead crater, Venus’ largest impact basin. Mead is surrounded by two precipitous faults: a rocky…
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