Venus’s River of Lava Longer Than The Nile

Tales from our very own hell world

(Pressemitteilung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Astronomie vom 5. März 2021)

Venus shares a lot of similarities to Earth. It is nearby, roughly the same size and shape, and made up of the same atomic guts. That is largely where the similarities end. While Earth is a lush life bearing world, Venus is a hellscape.