Researchers discover proof that Venus has active volcanoes
New research led by Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and published today in Science Advances shows that lava flows on Venus might be just a few years old, recommending that Venus could be volcanically active today—making it the only planet in the solar system, other than Earth, with recent eruptions.
"If Venus is indeed active today, it would make a great place to visit to better understand the interiors of planets," says Dr. Justin Filiberto, the study's lead author and a Universities Space Research Association (USRA) staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). "For example, we could study how planets cool and why the Earth and Venus have active volcanism, but Mars does not. Future missions should be able to see these flows and changes in the surface and...