GEOS 217
Planets and Moons Spring 2020
Division III
Cross-listed ASTR 217
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This course will examine the history and geology of the solar system. No two planets are exactly alike, and as we acquire more data and higher-resolution images, our sense of wonder grows. However, we can’t hike around and hammer rocks on Venus or Titan, so we have to infer composition, form, texture and process from remotely-captured images and sparse chemical and spectral data. We will consider the origin of the solar system, the formation and evolution of planetary bodies, and the role of impacts, volcanism, tectonics and geomorphology in shaping them. We will summarize basic geological concepts of stratigraphy, structure and chronology and show how they can be applied off-world. We will review solar system exploration, and will include planetary data in lab exercises.
The Class: Format: lecture/laboratory
Limit: 20
Expected: 12
Class#: 3620
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: one mid-term and one final exam, lab exercises, class participation
Prerequisites: any 100-level GEOS or any 100-level ASTR course, or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Geosciences majors, Astronomy/Astrophysics majors, and sophomores
Distributions: Division III
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
GEOS 217 Division III ASTR 217 Division III
Attributes: GEOS Group C Electives - Solid Earth

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