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GEOL020B PO - Intro to Geology: Planetary Geology

When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2017.
Instructor(s): E. Grosfils
Credit: 1

Comparative study of Mars and Earth provides exciting opportunities to gain insight into physical geological processes. In this class, we explore how the operation of a similar array of geological processes (e.g., impact cratering, volcanic, tectonic, hydrological) can yield such strikingly beautiful yet mutually alien surfaces over the course of solar system history. Field trips.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 4



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