News Planetary Science Venus has almost 50 times as many volcanoes as previously thought A new map boosts the count of fiery formations to about 85,000 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 Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Maria Temming April 6, 2023 at 8:00 am The hellscape of Venus is riddled with even more volcanoes than scientists thought.