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Hidden Caves on Venus? New Analysis Suggests Massive Lava Tube beneath Venusian Surface

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Hidden Caves on Venus? New Analysis Suggests Massive Lava Tube beneath Venusian Surface
Magellan radar image of Venus displaying several pit chains and the identified skylight, marked as A, potentially providing access to the subsurface (i.e., empty void); the white arrow indicates the radar illumination direction. Image credit: NASA / Carrer et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68643-6.

Using archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, planetary researchers have identified a vast underground conduit beneath the surface in the Venusian region of Nyx Mons.

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