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Recent eruptions on Venus (no April Fools this time)
Posted by Erik Klemetti on April 8, 2010
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Idunn Mons on Venus with recent emissivity data from the Venus Express overlaid on the topography, suggesting recent lava flows. NASA released images today that suggest that the surface of Venus has experienced some relatively recent volcanic events (geologically speaking). By examining the surface in infrared, the Venus Express, launched by the European Space Agency…
Eruption occuring on Venus?
Posted by Erik Klemetti on August 2, 2009 Quick hit post from beautiful Walnut, Iowa, but this was too interesting to pass up… Bright plume spotted on Venus, image taken by the ESA Venus Express. Did a volcanic eruption recently occur on Venus? No one really knows, but a bright plume of unknown material was spotted by an amateur astronomer. One possible source…