Volcanoes on Venus! Radar shows fresh lava flows, planet may have more volcanoes than thought

Researchers have found evidence that the surface of Venus appears to show lava flows, very recent, which suggests that the planet is more volcanic than thought before.

Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences has claimed to have known the details about the changes related to the planet's surface. These images captured by the researchers were then tallied with the earlier images of the planet's surface, taken between 1990-1992. The images captured back then were taken from the Magellan spacecraft, which was back then the first of its kind, designed to capture images of Venus' surfaces.

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According to CBS News, the scientists upon pondering over the latest evidence around the Venus' surface, determined that new rock had formed along the Venus' surface. The rock formation on the planet can be mostly due to the newly found data around that lava flows in two areas of Venus, firstly, the western side of the volcano Sif Mons, and the other, in the lowland regions of Niobe Planitia.

Volcanoes on Venus

According to previous discoveries and studies of 2023, Venus was determined as volcanic. This study too used footage from the Magellan spacecraft of the 90s, to look for volcanic images. Back then, joint research by the University of Alaska and the California Institute of Technology revealed that there were indeed two large volcanoes on Venus' highland regions.

For a long time, researchers have of the notion that Venus indeed has active volcanoes since it has a very thick atmosphere that traps heat quite significantly, leading to high temperatures on the planet's surface. The surface, it was believed, had volcanoes and mountains, which has now proven to be true, based on the latest research articles, says 'CBS'.

FAQ.

1. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus is considered the hottest planet in the solar system as it is situated very near to the Sun and also traps heat inside its atmospheric belt.

2. Which planet on the solar system has evidence of life?
Among the planets in the solar system, only the Earth has till now, had evidence of life on it. Research is still ongoing around proof of life in other planets.