Current Physical State of Venus’s Core

Determine the present physical state of Venus’s core (liquid, solid, or partially molten) to constrain interior structure, dynamo potential, and thermal evolution.

Background

The physical state of a planet’s core governs its thermal evolution, interior dynamics, and capacity to generate a global magnetic field. For Venus, the core state remains uncertain, limiting inferences about its magnetic history and interior heat transport.

Resolving the core state is necessary to connect interior models with surface and atmospheric observations and to understand Venus’s divergent evolution relative to Earth.