Chris Herd
@marsrockdoc.bsky.social
Meteorite expert and curator, prof at the University of Alberta, Mars 2020 Returned Sample Scientist, Principal Director of ISSET, rec hoops player
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Chris Herd
@marsrockdoc.bsky.social
· Mar 9
Meteorites (and meteowrongs)
There are 4 easy tests you can conduct to identify a meteorite and differentiate it from a plain Earth rock, including checking the weight and its magnetism. Visit our page for more information.
www.ualberta.ca
This link provides info on one part of my job: fielding inquiries from members of the public about #meteorites and classifying new meteorites,
www.ualberta.ca/en/science/m...
www.ualberta.ca/en/science/m...
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July 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Want to send your name to space and help another AlbertaSat CubeSat achieve great accomplishments in orbit?
Contribute to this crowdfunding campaign help our University of Alberta students succeed! Donate here:
ualberta.alumniq.com/crowdfunding...
Contribute to this crowdfunding campaign help our University of Alberta students succeed! Donate here:
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Last year NASA issued a press release on an astrobiologically interesting rock found by Perseverance. I was on leave and didn't cover it.
Today the scientists talked at #LPSC2025.
No, it's almost certainly not life on #Mars. But it is pretty darn interesting. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Today the scientists talked at #LPSC2025.
No, it's almost certainly not life on #Mars. But it is pretty darn interesting. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Did Mars harbour life? One of the strongest signs yet is spotted in a peculiar rock
The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.
www.nature.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Last year NASA issued a press release on an astrobiologically interesting rock found by Perseverance. I was on leave and didn't cover it.
Today the scientists talked at #LPSC2025.
No, it's almost certainly not life on #Mars. But it is pretty darn interesting. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Today the scientists talked at #LPSC2025.
No, it's almost certainly not life on #Mars. But it is pretty darn interesting. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I will be at #LPSC2025 this week, presenting on the samples collected by #NASAPerseverance Monday afternoon and #meteorites from #Mars Thursday posters.
March 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I will be at #LPSC2025 this week, presenting on the samples collected by #NASAPerseverance Monday afternoon and #meteorites from #Mars Thursday posters.
This link provides info on one part of my job: fielding inquiries from members of the public about #meteorites and classifying new meteorites,
www.ualberta.ca/en/science/m...
www.ualberta.ca/en/science/m...
Meteorites (and meteowrongs)
There are 4 easy tests you can conduct to identify a meteorite and differentiate it from a plain Earth rock, including checking the weight and its magnetism. Visit our page for more information.
www.ualberta.ca
March 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This link provides info on one part of my job: fielding inquiries from members of the public about #meteorites and classifying new meteorites,
www.ualberta.ca/en/science/m...
www.ualberta.ca/en/science/m...