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Evidence mounts for active volcanoes on Venus

illustration of volcano on venus

NOT MORDOR  Flashes of infrared light detected by the Venus Express spacecraft could be signs of active volcanoes (illustrated) on Venus.

AOES Medialab, ESA

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

Volcanoes might be exploding on Venus, researchers report online June 17 in Geophysical Research Letters. The Venus Express spacecraft, which orbited Venus from 2006 until earlier this year, detected flashes of infrared light coming from the planet’s surface.