Volcanism on Venus

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title: Volcanism on Venus
text: The surface of Venus is dominated by volcanic features and has more volcanoes than any other planet in the Solar System. It has a surface that is 90% basalt, and about 65% of the planet consists of a mosaic of volcanic lava plains, indicating that volcanism played a major role in shaping its surface. There are more than 1,000 volcanic structures and possible periodic resurfacing of Venus by floods of lava. The planet may have had a major global resurfacing event about 500 million years ago, from
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description: Overview of volcanic activity on the planet Venus
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanism_on_Venus
date created: 2007-08-18T21:17:52Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T00:45:08Z
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