Venus Has So Many Volcanoes

A new census of volcanic features on Venus comes back with a staggering 85,000+ volcanoes on Earth's nearest planetary neighbour.

Rocky Planet iconRocky Planet
By Erik Klemetti
May 16, 2023 5:40 PMMay 16, 2023 5:44 PM
Volcanism on Venus
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Earth and Venus can sometimes be seen as twins. The planets, second and third from our Sun, are close to the same in size (7,521 mile diameter for Venus, 7,918 mile diameter for Earth), nearly identical in density (5.24 vs. 5.5 grams per cubic centimetre) and both are constructed from layers of rock and metal consisting of a thin outer crust, thick mantle and metallic core.

Not Much of a Twin

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