| COLLEGE: |
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Arts and Sciences |
| DEPARTMENT: |
Geology |
| PREFIX: |
GLY |
| NUMBER: |
4045 |
| TITLE: |
M/P/M: Intro to Planetary Sci |
| CREDIT HOURS: |
3 |
COURSE ATTR: |
Exit Requirements Major Works |
COREQUISITES: |
N/A |
PREREQUISITES: |
Please refer to Search-A-Bull |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
Solar System exploration, from Aristotle to NASA. Modern views on the origins of meteorites, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other planetary bodies, and the methods of planetary study. Meteor impacts, their effects, future hazard. Space science as a tool in the study of the Earth. Field trips, lectures, Internet exercises. |
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