Venus has almost 50 times as many volcanoes as previously thought

A new map boosts the count of fiery formations to about 85,000

The surface of Venus

Scientists recently discovered that Venus is volcanically active. Now, a new map of the planet does not so much answer the question “Where are there volcanoes on Venus?” as “Where are there not volcanoes on Venus?”

JPL-Caltech/NASA

The hellscape of Venus is riddled with even more volcanoes than scientists thought.