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NASA study reveals Venus crust surprise
New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth’s hotter twin.
But the paper, published in Nature Communications, proposes a crust metamorphism process based on rock density and melting cycles. “This breaking off or melting can put water and elements back into the planet’s interior and help drive volcanic activity,” added Filiberto. Several upcoming missions, including NASA’s DAVINCI(Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) and VERITAS(Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy) and, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency), Envision, aim to study the planet’s surface and atmosphere in greater detail.
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