The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched a spacecraft called Magellan in 1989, carrying this spacecraft, which is the hottest planet in the solar system. VenusHe began to investigate. Findings from the past, on this planet More than 1600 in sizerevealed that there were over 1 million small volcanoes. One of the largest of these volcanoes was called Maat Mons. Experts say in the immediate vicinity of this volcano. volcanic activities reported what they observed.

Robert Herrick continues his studies at the University of Alaska and is still on the closest planet to Earth. there may be active volcanoes announced. This was an important announcement because direct observation of whether Venus is volcanically active or not has not yet been done. The scientist states that the most recent sightings date from 1991.

So how did you find out that Venus is active?

Robert Herrick and his team discovered while examining data from Magellan that a strange event had occurred in 1991. The same region on the planet, 8 months apart had been viewed twice and the two images differed from each other. So much so that the mouth of a relatively small volcano at Maat Mons had grown from 2 square kilometers to 4 square kilometers in 8 months. In addition, while the mouth of the volcano is circular in the first image, in the second image it has become kidney-shaped and the inner part is also shaped like a kidney. it has become dark. These findings were a clear indication that Venus was still active. Researchers have discovered that the dark area at the mouth of the volcano is part of it lava lake they think it is.

In the photo above there is a physical map of the area around the volcano Maat Mons. stay on the right Magellan images of the same area. You can easily see how different the photos are taken 8 months apart. The area called “New Flows” contains lava remnants, the area called “Expanded Vent” is the expanding area volcano mouth it reveals.

Let’s not go without mentioning that; Robert Herrick teamed up with Scott Hensley, one of NASA’s Venus-related projects, to interpret his predictions. In this process, with today’s technologies, different simulation studies finished. Studies have led to the idea that the images obtained from Magellan were really an explosion. The development that has excited the experts, 10 years later seems more important. Because both NASA and the European Space Agency are creating new space missions that will explore Venus in the 2030s. Studies with modern spacecraft will yield much more detailed information about Venus.