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Volcanic Venus
Several overlapping volcanoes highlight this image of the Guinevere Planitia region of Venus. The image was created from data from the Magellan spacecraft, which used radar to peer through the clouds that completely enshroud Venus. Magellan images have shown hundreds of volcanoes on Venus. Most are extinct, but there is evidence that some may still be active. [Credit: NASA/JPL]
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