Volcanos still rule the surface of Venus

• The surface of Venus is covered in coronae that are still active today.
• Vast fields of lava may regularly erupt, spewing liquid rock over vast areas.
• Previous models of Venus suggested it was far less active and had mostly cooled.

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Earth is in a sweet spot when it comes to volcanic activity. We have enough to keep things interesting, but the surface of the planet is still perfectly liveable. Things are a lot different when we peer into space. When we look away from the Sun we find planets like Mars which are chilly and don't have particularly active surfaces. On the other hand, planets like Venus that are closer to the Sun tend to have a lot more going on, and a new study explains that the planet is even more active than previously thought.

On Earth, the Ring of Fire encircles the Pacific Ocean. It's a belt of high volcanic activity that is the result of many different trenches and faults where pressure deep within the Earth is often released. As it turns out, the same may be true in other worlds like Venus, even if they bare little resemblance to Earth.

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