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Scientists are exploring the mysterious coronae on Venus, which are large, circular surface features possibly formed by mantle plumes encountering a 'glass-ceiling' beneath the crust, offering insights into Venus's geological activity and differences from Earth.
Scientists propose that a 'glass ceiling' in Venus' mantle traps heat and causes slow, shifting currents, which may explain the planet's mysterious crown-shaped coronae, by creating a reservoir of warm, non-melting material that influences surface features.
NASA's Magellan mission provided new insights into Venus's tectonic processes by studying coronae through gravity and topography data, revealing active subsurface interactions that may have occurred early in Earth's history. These methods will be useful for future Venus missions like VERITAS and EnVision, which will offer higher resolution data to further understand Venus's geology.