Will it be hard to find planets with live plate tectonics?

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Live plate tectonics are not unique to Earth, with Mars and Io, a moon of Jupiter, being significant subjects of study. Current research indicates that Mars may offer insights into the presence of active tectonic processes, although the extent of this research remains unclear. Io's geological deformation is attributed to tidal heating from Jupiter's gravitational influence, highlighting the complex interactions between celestial bodies and tectonic activity.

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Are live plate tectonics unique?
 
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The only planet around that we could try to look at for this purpose is Mars. I don't know if scientists have gotten to that point yet.
 
One of Jupiter's moons is deformed because of the plate tectonics, Io. Or is it Jupiter doing that? I forget.

Googling it real quickly turned up this:

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/io.htm
 

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