by APOD Robot » Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:05 am
Evidence of an Active Volcano on Venus
Explanation: Are volcanoes still active on Venus? More
volcanoes are known on Venus than Earth, but when
Venusian volcanoes last erupted is not directly known.
Evidence bolstering very recent volcanism on Venus has recently been uncovered, though, right here on Earth.
Lab results showed that images of
surface lava would become dim in the infrared in only months in the dense Venusian atmosphere, a dimming not seen in ESA's
Venus Express images. Venus Express entered orbit around
Venus in 2006 and
remained in contact with Earth until 2014. Therefore, the
infrared glow (shown in false-color red) recorded by Venus Express for
Idunn Mons and featured here on a NASA
Magellan image indicates that this volcano erupted very recently -- and is still active today. Understanding the
volcanics of
Venus might lead to insight about the
volcanics on Earth, as well as
elsewhere in our Solar System.
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