Surface Warmth on a Venus Volcano

For the first time, scientists have detected clear signs of recent lava flows on the surface of Venus.

via esa.int

via a1862.g.akamai.net

"This figure shows the volcanic peak Idunn Mons (at 46degrees south latitude, 214.5 degrees east longitude) inthe Imdr Regio area of Venus. The topographic backbone derives from data obtained by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, with a vertical exaggeration of 30 times. Radar data (in brown) from Magellan has been draped on top of the topographic data. Bright areas arerough or have steep slopes. Dark areas are smooth."

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