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New planetary surface findings cover Venus geology, historic lunar archive

Research filed September and October 2026 documents Venus surface age and the first human-collected planetary dataset in half a century.

Planetary Science Reporter
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New findings shed light on Venus and lunar surface history
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Planetary scientists have released two separate sets of findings on the surface history of inner solar system bodies. Futurism reports approximately 80% of Venus' surface is roughly one billion years old, formed following a global resurfacing event that erased older geological records. A study published in The Astrophysical Journal, also covered by the outlet, proposes Venus may once have had a moon which spiralled inward and collided with the planet[1][2]. An archive containing over 11,000 high-resolution photos and video recordings of the lunar surface has been uploaded to the Planetary Data System, Media Indonesia reports. This archive is recorded as the first planetary science dataset collected directly by humans in more than half a century[3][4].
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  1. Approximately 80% of Venus' surface is roughly one billion years old, following a planetary resurfacing event that erased older geological records. · Futurism
  2. A study published in The Astrophysical Journal proposes Venus may have once had a moon which spiraled inward and collided with the planet. · Futurism
  3. The archive uploaded to the Planetary Data System contains over 11,000 high-resolution photos and video recordings of the lunar surface. · Media Indonesia
  4. The archive is recorded as the first planetary science dataset collected directly by humans in more than half a century. · Media Indonesia
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