New evidence reveals that Venus has active volcanoes.

The news release on the website of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) confirms the claim.

The news release on the website of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) confirms the claim.The research led by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) states that Venus has an active volcano in the Imdr Regio area and this can ben seen in the image collected by the Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) from Venus Express spacecraft.

According to the research journal published on the website of Science Advance, the crust of Venus consists mostly of basaltic rock and also adds that the hematite particles on venus are not more than several years old, therefore the study concludes that Venus is volcanically active even now.

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