Unlike Earth, Venus lacks discrete, moving plates. Analogue model experiments suggest that observed hints at plate recycling do indeed indicate current, localized destruction of the Venusian surface.
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Crameri, F. Sinking plates on Venus. Nature Geosci 10, 330–331 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2941
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