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Does Venus have active volcanoes?

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A new study in Geophysical Research Letters has even more evidence for active volcanoes on Venus, possibly even catching an eruption as it happened! ... read more

Venus does not have plate tectonics to drive volcanism like the majority of Earths volcanoes (ie, Mid-ocean ridg es, Subduction related Volcanic ar cs, and Back-arc basi n s). Without a good understanding of the internal structure of Venus, it can only be hypothesised about the process driving any volcanism that may be present. read more

Venus certainly did have volcanoes in the past. Planetary scientists have identified more than 1,600 major volcanoes or volcanic features on Venus. read more

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