Venus Rift
Advanced 3D simulations reveal Venus may still be tearing itself apart — July 2026
speed
465 °Csurface temp
hottest planet in the solar system, hotter than Mercury
92 barsurface pressure
equivalent to ~900 m depth in Earth's ocean
~938 kmDiana Chasma
longest rift valley on Venus, carved by ancient tectonic stretching
<500 Myrsurface age
far younger than the Moon — Venus recently resurfaced itself
3D sims2026 finding
models show key rift valleys formed recently and may still be widening
geological process chain
loading diagram…