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Venus is Home to At Least 85,000 Volcanoes, Planetary Researchers Say

By News Staff March 30, 2023

There are many thousands of volcanoes on the surface of Venus. These volcanoes provide clues into the interior properties of the planet, properties that are otherwise largely inaccessible to scientists…

Relict Glacier Spotted near Martian Equator

By News Staff March 20, 2023

A so-called light-toned deposit (LTD) in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, about 160 km (99.4 miles) north-west of Oudemans crater near Mars’ equator, presents distinctive morphologic characteristics of a glacier, according to…

Venus Has Ongoing Active Volcanism, New Study Confirms

By News Staff March 15, 2023

Planetary scientists have examined volcanic areas on Venus that were imaged two or three times by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft and identified a 2.2-km2 volcanic vent that changed shape in the…

Venus’ Outer Shell is Shaping Planet’s Surface, Study Suggests

By News Staff February 24, 2023

Earth has a hot core that heats the surrounding mantle, which carries that heat up to the planet’s lithosphere. The heat is then lost to space, cooling the uppermost region…

Venus is Home to At Least 85,000 Volcanoes, Planetary Researchers Say

Relict Glacier Spotted near Martian Equator

Venus Has Ongoing Active Volcanism, New Study Confirms

Venus’ Outer Shell is Shaping Planet’s Surface, Study Suggests

Astronomers Propose New Definition of Planet

Cassini Reveals Surface Properties of Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas