Potential Seismically Active Target Regions on Venus

Kurzfassung

Venus represents a terrestrial planet similar to Earth in size and mass, but its evolution has been different enough to lead to the formation of a different planetary environment. Understanding the interior processes that shape Venus’ surface, and their present-day activity, is one of the fundamental tasks for the next decade(s) of Venus science. While evidence has been found for present-day volcanic activity on Venus, recent work also suggests that seismic activity can be expected on the planet [1]. Here, we shortlist and investigate areas that can provide key insights on different contexts where seismic activity could take place at present: Ishtar, Thetis, Lada, Atla, Beta, and Artemis corona. We will herein describe these regions and reasons for their inferred seismic activity (Figure 1). Moreover, we identify terrestrial analogues on Earth which may provide further insights into their seismic characteristics.