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A 2 page paper on findings from the early 1990's which show a number of geologic activities on the Earth's "twin" planet Venus,-- including live volcanoes and dramatic faulting. It is concluded that while the "case" of active volcanoes on Venus has not yet been entirely settled, there is indeed plenty of room for future research. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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about ninety times that of Earths. Even lead would flow like water on Venus, and actual water (H20) cannot have possibly existed in liquid form for perhaps a billion
years. In recent years, NASAs Magellan spacecraft seems to have found one more horror in the nasty landscape of "the vain planet";: active volcanoes.
In 1991, the space agency released the first detailed map of Venus as well as the most spectacular images ever made of its surface. Those pictures offered what
probably is the best evidence to date that a planet once presumed dead, is actually "a lively cauldron of geological change" (Mendietta). The most
stunning image is of Venus second tallest mountain, Maat Mons, which rises 5 miles. Most of the planets many peaks, including the 6-mile high Maxwell Montes, look bright in
the radar pictures Magellan took from its orbit above the perpetual cloud cover. That means they are strong reflectors of radar waves. But Maat Mons is dark; and
similar to a Stealth bomber, it absorbs much of the radar falling on it. This intriguing fact, said project scientists, is a strong hint
that the mountain has recently been covered with lava. Rock that sits on the surface of mountaintops appears to weather quickly in the hot, chemically reactive atmosphere, creating
a soil that is rich in iron sulfide. It is this mineral, the scientists believe, that shows up easily on radar. If Maat Mons doesnt have any, it
has presumably been resurfaced, perhaps within the past few years. Such resurfacing has undoubtedly taken place in Venus lowlands: Earlier images of the
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