Planetary scientists like mehave long known that Venus hasa plethora of tectonic landforms.
In many of these belts theres evidence that pieces of the crust have moved side to side, too.
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A major question about Venus is whether the planet has active volcanoes and tectonic faulting today.
Its essentially the same size, composition and age as Earth so why wouldnt it be geologically alive?
But no mission to Venus has yet conclusively shown the planet to be active.
My colleagues and I have found 58 so far, but thats almost certainly a low estimate.
Figuring that out would give us vital information on how the planets surface features reflect the geological turmoil within.
Itll be worth the wait to get a better understanding of Earths enigmatic neighbor.
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