New study confirms recent volcanic activity on Venus.
TL;DR
Planetary scientists have discovered evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus, thanks to archives from NASA's Magellan mission. The discovery was inspired by NASA's upcoming mission to Venus, VERITAS, which will scan the planet from surface to core. The analysis of the archives has detected a volcanic vent swelling with lava in the Atla Regio region, near the planet's equator. The discovery confirms that there is modern geological activity on Venus and gives scientists a taste of the discoveries that VERITAS will likely reveal.
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