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The surface of Venus is cracked and moves like ice floating on the ocean – likely due to tectonic activity

  • Written by Paul K. Byrne, Associate Professor of Planetary Science, North Carolina State University
imageNew research suggests that Venus' crust is broken into large blocks – the dark reddish–purple areas – that are surrounded by belts of tectonic structures shown in lighter yellow–red. Paul K. Byrne/NASA/USGS, CC BY-ND

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