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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: 15

Average GPA: 3.29 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 33.77%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.89%

Scott D King202352.0%33.5%8.5%2.0%1.9%2.0%3.3114
Grant T Euen202240.0%40.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.011

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