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- According to a study, Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously thought.
- According to scientists, Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known.
- As per new analysis of decades-old radar images has revealed evidence of volcanic eruptions at two additional sites on Venus.
- Radar images obtained by NASA’s Magellan indicated large lava flows at these two locations in the Venusian northern hemisphere.
- One of the two sites is a volcano called Sif Mons which is situated in a region called Eistla Regio.
- The other site is a large volcanic plain in a region called Niobe Planitia.
- As per the new study, the volcanic vent on Maat Mons in a region called Atla Regio expanded and changed shape during the Magellan mission.
- This new study is based on the previous findings of ongoing Venusian volcanic activity.
- The study of the volcanic activity of Venus will provide a better understanding of a planet’s internal heat and geological processes.
- Venus is the second planet from the sun and has a diameter of about 7,500 miles (12,000 km), slightly smaller than Earth.
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