Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planet’s surface. Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus’ surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA’s Magellan mission. On […]
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Magellan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planetary Science, Venus, VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy)
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May 14, 2025
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