Mapping Venus: Extreme makeover or plate tectonics?
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 09:21
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Venus and Earth have long been thought of as sister planets. Given its similar size and proximity to Earth in the inner Solar System, Venus might seem like a promising candidate for having a surface that evolves through a tectonic process similar to what occurs on Earth, where rigid plates slowly shift across the underlying mantle.