Undifferentiated plains are the most common terrain type on Titan, yet their composition and geologic history remain poorly understood.
Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Lava World Recon: Possible Tectonic Activity On Venus
Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planet’s surface.
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The Mystery Of Titan’s Missing Deltas
For scientists who want to learn about the geological history of a planet, river deltas are a great place to start. Deltas gather sediment from a large area into one […]
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Titan Has An Insulating Methane-rich Crust Up To Six Miles Thick
Saturn’s largest moon Titan is the only place other than Earth known to have an atmosphere and liquids in the form of rivers, lakes and seas on its surface. Because […]
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Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data
Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus has been observed for a second time. Scientists in Italy analyzed archival data from NASA’s Magellan mission to reveal surface changes […]
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Lava World Away Team Practice: NASA’s VERITAS Science Team Studies Volcanic Iceland
With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that observing its surface can provide […]
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Synthetic Aperture Radar Backscatter Is Influenced By Bubbles At The Ice/Water Interface Of An Antarctic Lake
Additional information on the long term study of Lake Untersee and other regions of Antarctica by Astrobiologist Dale Andersen The perennial ice-covers of Antarctic lakes are an important feature that […]
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ESA Approves EnVision Mission To Venus – The Closest Planet To Earth
ESA’s next mission to Venus was officially ‘adopted’ today by the Agency’s Science Programme Committee. EnVision will study Venus from its inner core to its outer atmosphere, giving important new […]