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I may be wrong, but insolation probably isn't a substantial factor in keeping cores molten because of how small the energy input is. Venus does have extremely a
by DesertVarnish 7y ago
I may be wrong, but insolation probably isn't a substantial factor in keeping cores molten because of how small the energy input is. Venus does have extremely active volcanoes. There's suspicion that it might have a stronger magnetic field if it were spinning faster (it's rotational period is currently longer than its year).