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The surface of Venus is geologically active. New study of the ‘hellish’ planet reveals tectonic activity, disproves solid lithosphere theory. The study shows that these tectonic plates jostle and bump against one another like pack ice on a frozen lake, suggesting Venus is still geologically active.


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