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  1. #ETHZ:
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    Venus: Von wegen tot
    "
    "..Simulationen: Grabenbrüche auf der Venus sind nicht wie angenommen Relikte aus längst vergangenen Epochen, sondern sie sind vermutlich bis zum heutigen Tag geologisch aktiv. Diese Erkenntnis verändert unser Bild vom Schwesterplaneten der Erde und wird künftige Venus-Missionen beeinflussen."

    ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstalt

    24.7.2026

    #EnVision #ESA #Grabenbruch #Grabensystem #Planet #Planetologie #Magellan #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Riftflanke #Simulation #Tektonik #Venus

  2. Magellan’s expedition wasn’t meant to circle the world. After a brutal three-year journey, only 18 survived—proving the Earth’s shape only because turning back was no longer possible.
    #History #Magellan #Exploration #DarkHistory #TrueStory
    Read more:ancient-origins.net/weird-fact

  3. 🎬 #Magellan, de Lav Diaz : un point de vue malais sur le monde

    Rompant avec les grands récits épiques, #LavDiaz déplace le regard vers les effets matériels et humains de la « conquête », et la fabrication de mythes coloniaux.

    #colonialisme

    revolutionpermanente.fr/Magell

  4. But even that is not full resolution. Here is Cleopatra or the inner bit of it in all its gory glory. You can explore this dataset here:

    venus.quickmap.io

    It takes a bit of getting used to but it's the best way to really get detailed views.

    #venus #maps #magellan

  5. These maps don't come close to showing the full resolution of Magellan images. Here is a closer view of Cleopatra.
    #venus #maps #magellan

  6. Made a quiz about the routes of famous European explorers (Age of Exploration) 🗺️🧭 geographyquiz.app/quiz/routes-... Not too difficult and hopefully educational 🙂 #Magellan #ChristopherColumbus #FrancisDrake

  7. 14-May-2025
    NASA’s #Magellan mission reveals possible #tectonic activity on #Venus
    Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planet’s surface

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #SolarSystem #astrobiology