THE INFLUENCE OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY ON THE FORMATION OF THE VENUS SURFACE

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Vidmachenko A. P., Ovsak O. S., Kuznetsova J.G., Steklov O. F. The influence of volcanic activity on the formation of the Venus surface. Monograph. – Primedia eLaunch, Boston, USA, 2025. – 101 p.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	Vidmachenko A. P.¹ THE MAIN ASTRONOMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VENUS AND THEIR COMPARISON WITH EARTH ¹ National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine	8
	INTRODUCTION	8
1.1	THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VENUS RESEARCH	10
1.2	EXPLORATION OF VENUS BY SPACE MISSIONS	10
1.3	BRIEFLY ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS	19
1.4	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH EARTH	23
1.5	RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VENUS	24
	REFERENCES	25
2.	Vidmachenko A. P.¹, Ovsak O. S.² FEATURES OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS ACCORDING TO REMOTE OBSERVATIONS ¹ National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine ² Main astronomical observatory of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine	29
	INTRODUCTION	29
2.1	GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS	30
2.2	OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE	32
2.3	PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AEROSOL PARTICLES IN CLOUDS	35
2.4	GASEOUS COMPONENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF VENUS	39
	REFERENCES	40
3.	Vidmachenko A. P.¹, Kuznetsova J.G.² MODEL OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURFACE RELIEF OF VENUS ¹ National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine ²Main astronomical observatory of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine	44
	INTRODUCTION	44
3.1	GENERAL MODEL	44
3.2	CORE	44
3.3	MANTLE	46
3.4	CRUST	46
3.5	ABSENCE OF A GLOBAL MAGNETIC FIELD	47
3.6	COMPARISON WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH	47
3.7	INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL STRUCTURE ON SURFACE GEOLOGY	49
3.8	NAMES ON THE SURFACE OF VENUS	50
3.9	OPTICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SURFACE	53
3.10	FEATURES OF THE SURFACE RELIEF	57
3.11	FORMATION OF THE SURFACE STRUCTURE OF VENUS	66
	REFERENCES	67
4.	Vidmachenko A. P.¹, Steklov O. F.² EVIDENCE AND FORMS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY ON VENUS ¹ National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine ²Main astronomical observatory of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine	71
	INTRODUCTION	71
4.1	VOLCANISM DOMINANCE	71
4.2	SHIELD VOLCANOES	71
4.3	VOLCANIC DOMES (PANCAKE DOMES)	74
4.4	OTHER VOLCANIC FORMATIONS	79
4.5	VOLCANIC FORMS AS INDICATORS OF CONDITIONS	81
	REFERENCES	81
5.	Vidmachenko A. P.¹ THE INFLUENCE OF VOLCANISM ON THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN SURFACE OF VENUS ¹National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine	85
	INTRODUCTION	85
5.1	FORMATION OF THE GREAT PLAINS	85
5.2	HYPOTHESES OF GLOBAL SURFACE RENEWAL	85
5.3	POSSIBLE MODERN VOLCANIC ACTIVITY	88
5.4	DIRECT EVIDENCE OF VOLCANISM FROM SURFACE CHANGES	89
5.5	SIGNIFICANCE OF EVIDENCE OF ONGOING VOLCANIC ACTIVITY	91
5.6	FUTURE STUDIES	91
5.7	THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNAL PROCESSES, TECTONICS, AND VOLCANISM ON VENUS	92
5.8	MANTLE PLUMES AND THE FORMATION OF CROWNS AND RIFTS	94
5.9	CORONAS AS A UNIQUE WINDOW INTO MANTLE DYNAMICS	95
5.10	VENUS AS A POSSIBLE ANALOGUE OF EARLY EARTH	96
	CONCLUSIONS	97
	REFERENCES	98