Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird

Discovery of massive lava tubes on Venus raises new questions for science

Massive lava-carved tunnels have been confirmed beneath the surface of Venus, providing the strongest evidence yet that the planet's volcanic past created underground networks unlike those on any other world in the solar system.Read Entire Article

Scientists Confirm Massive Underground Tunnels on Venus

We’ve known for quite some time that molten rock gouged enormous tunnels into the surface of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. In fact, scientists have proposed that the vast lava tubes under the surface of the Moon and Mars could one day serve as homes for space colonists that provide shelter from space radiation and micrometeorite strikes. Now, as New Scientist reports, researchers have confirmed that lava tubes also exist on Venus, our closest —…

Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird

It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case