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Earliest North American migrants, plants ‘terraformed’ the Earth

Earliest North American migrants, plants ‘terraformed’ the Earth

This radar map from the Magellan spacecraft's visit to Venus in 1990 shows a Venusian mountain and lava fields. Conditions on the planet are incredibly hostile today, but a billion years ago might have been quite pleasant. (NASA)