NASA said scientists have seen direct evidence of active volcanism on Venus for the first time, looking at images taken decades ago by the Magellan mission.
have seen direct geological evidence of active volcanism on Venus for the first time ever.
The images revealed a volcanic vent changing shape and increasing in size over the period of less than a year. While the region was long believed to be volcanically active, there was no direct evidence of the recent activity. While looking at Magellan radar images, Herrick identified a volcanic vent associated with Maat Mons that changed significantly between February and October 1991.
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