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  • Venus in the night sky. (Brocken Inaglory, Wikimedia Commons)
    Are There Active Volcanoes On Venus?
    Paul Patton
    The surface of Venus is dotted with ring-like structures named coronae, produced by volcanic activity. They appear to be much like the Hawaiian islands on Earth, which are products of volcanic activity from a plume of hot material welling up from Earth’s mantle.