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Groundbreaking volcanic activity on Venus detected

lanetary scientists have found evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus. Archives from NASA’s Magellan mission show telltale signs that Maat Mons, a five-mile-high volcano, was active in 1991. Magellan, launched in May 1989, was the first spacecraft to map the entire surface of Venus. The mission’s radar images

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