Venus May Harbor Massive Underground Tunnels and Lava Tubes, Revealing New Geological Insights
TL;DR
Scientists have discovered massive underground lava-carved tunnels on Venus, which are much larger than expected and challenge existing understanding of lava tube formation, potentially offering insights into Venus's volcanic history and future exploration opportunities.
- Venus Is Hiding Massive Underground Tunnels That Are Much Bigger Than Expected ZME Science
- Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird New Scientist
- The “Analogs for VENus' GEologically Recent Surfaces” (AVENGERS) Initiative: Using Terrestrial Analogs to Study Recent Volcano-Tectonic Activity on Venus and Inform the Characterization of Terrestrial Exoplanets AGU Publications
- Venus Might Have Giant Underground Tunnels—Here’s What That Means VICE
- Away Team Training: Analogs for VENus' GEologically Recent Surfaces (AVENGERS) Initiative astrobiology.com
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