NASA's Magellan Data discovers volcanic activity on Venus for the first time

 

Geological proof of recent volcanic activity has been found on the surface of Venus for the first time. NASA has shared pictures of the same.

Space is still widely being explored and studied by numerous researchers worldwide. There are several fascinating reports and studies that are made public which often intrigues people. Now, another discovery that has caught the attention of many shows volcanic activi Venus.

According to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, geological proof of recent volcanic activity has been found on the surface of Venus for the first time. After carefully studying old radar photographs of Venus collected by NASA's Magellan mission in the 1990s, scientists made the finding. Images showed a volcanic vent that had grown greatly in size and changed shape in less than a year.

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They further added, "Scientists study active volcanoes to understand how a planet's interior can shape its crust, drive its evolution, and affect its habitability. The new findings set the stage for our upcoming orbiter mission VERITAS – short for Venus Emissivity, Radio science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy – which will do just that when it launches within a decade.⁣"

Venus is not called 'volcano planet' for nothing. It's surface is littered with volcanoes. The surface temperature is 450 degrees Celsius, not so pleasant for an astronaut. That Venus had volcanic activity on its surface was a known thing. But a new research has published a mindblowing map of volcanoes on the surface of Venus.

The research has been published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, as per a report by Sky News. According to this map, there are about 85,000 volcanoes on the surface of Venus. This number is about 50 per cent more than previously thought.

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