[SunkenCiv]

Two coronae on the surface of Venus which are formed when hot material from deep inside the planet rises through the mantle. The black line shows a gap in the imaging data. Photograph: Laurent Montesi/Reuters

[DAC21]

Uhhhh, what is considered “recent” in Geological terms?

[BenLurkin]

Suuuure. A “gap” in the “imaging”

Can’t fool me. That was put there to hide the alien artifacts.

[BipolarBob]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEhQugz-Ew

[LouieFisk]

I hope they had time to warn the Venusians of the eruption and lava flow.

[HighSierra5]

I wonder when they came to the “conclusion” that Venus was basically dead. How did they think the super thick Venusian atmosphere is maintained?

[JPG]

90 atmospheres of pressure and 900F. Welcome to Venus where you’d be crushed and roasted in seconds.

[adorno]

Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to have been recently active - and probably still are today - painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as long thought.

Just add water and some lightning, and VOILA! instant life forms, which by now have evolved into human-like life-forms. They're out there!

[familyop]

Well, there it is: a tourist attraction for the political class. ;)

Free, online short story. It’s one of the great classics.

The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51233

[JimRed]

With a surface temperature of about 900 degrees, volcanoes don’t have a big effect.

[yesthatjallen]

Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to have been recently active - and probably still are today - painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as long thought.

That's odd.

Scientists can give you a detailed geological history of Venus and yet they didn't know about these active volcanoes. You can read it on Wikipedia.

They allegedly know EVERYTHING about the planet as fact including how it was once earth-like but then suffered from 'runaway global warming' caused by an excess of co2. (A warning for planet earth)

They know this because of a few photos they have from probes of the surface and LOTS and LOTS of speculation to fill in the blanks.

[C19fan]

I remember watching something on PBS about Venus. There is a theory that Venus’ crust is so thick that heat builds up in the mantle and it reaches a tipping point where the whole crust is melted and the surface is wiped clean.

[Paul R.]

Venus is a VERY intriguing, if inhospitable, place.

Related article:

https://astronomy.com/news/2019/05/venus-reimagined-a-new-image-of-an-active-world

It looks like the textbooks are going to need revision... again...