A lateral cross-sectional view illustrating the detected cave beneath the surface of Venus. Evidence of volcanic activity on Venus has been confirmed for the first time. (RSLab, University of Trento via SWNS)
Magellan radar image of Venus (Magellan's Radar System - Full Resolution Radar Left-Look Mosaic, framelet ID: fl29n047) displaying several pit chains and the identified skylight, marked as A, potentially providing access to the subsurface (i.e., empty void). The white arrow indicates the radar illumination direction. (Image taken from the paper “L. Carrer, E. Diana, L. Bruzzone, “E via SWNS)
A lateral cross-sectional view illustrating the detected cave beneath the surface of Venus. Evidence of volcanic activity on Venus has been confirmed for the first time. (RSLab, University of Trento via SWNS)
By Stephen Beech
Evidence of volcanic activity on Venus has been confirmed for the first time.
Magellan radar image of Venus (Magellan's Radar System - Full Resolution Radar Left-Look Mosaic, framelet ID: fl29n047) displaying several pit chains and the identified skylight, marked as A, potentially providing access to the subsurface (i.e., empty void). The white arrow indicates the radar illumination direction. (Image taken from the paper “L. Carrer, E. Diana, L. Bruzzone, “E via SWNS)
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