Crustal block tectonics offer clues to Venus' geology, study finds

Waco TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2021

A new analysis of Venus' surface shows evidence of tectonic motion in the form of crustal blocks that have jostled against each other like broken chunks of pack ice. Published in the PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), the study - which includes contributions by Baylor University planetary physicist Peter James, Ph.D. - found that the movement of these blocks could indicate t