Venus' slow rotation and lack of plate tectonics paint a story of a planet once like Earth but now trapped in a greenhouse inferno. New research links orbital dynamics to tectonic activity, hinting that Venus' fate may offer vital clues about planetary habitability—and Earth’s own future.

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 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.10719.pdf