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Virginia Tech

GEOS-2014: Mission to the Planets

Description: The events and processes that shaped the terrestrial planets; the scientific method (i.e., observations, techniques, and theories) that supports our understanding of these events and processes; the role of science, politics, and engineering and how these impact planetary science missions; ethical issues associated with planetary research; manned and unmanned exploration and how they have shaped our understanding of the planets.

Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 7

Average GPA: 3.43 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 39.14%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.06%

Scott D King202462.1%29.6%4.8%1.2%1.0%1.2%3.506
Grant T Euen202240.0%40.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.011

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