Outer shell of Venus may be resurfacing the planet, NASA says
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NASA scientists found that the outer shell of Venus may be resurfacing the planet. The team studied geological features called "coronae" in Magellan mission images.
By making measurements of quasi-circular geological features on Venus called "coronae" in the Magellan images, the team concluded that coronae tend to be located where the planet’s lithosphere is at its thinnest and most active. Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News and Fox Business Digital.
A thin lithosphere allows more heat to escape from the planet’s interior via buoyant plumes of molten rock rising to the outer layer, according to NASA. Where there's enhanced heat flow, there's increased volcanic activity below the surface, so coronae likely reveal locations where active geology is shaping Venus’ surface.