Meteorites From the Beginning of the Solar System May Have Carried Water Quite Recently – Gizmodo Australia

Meteorites that formed in the earliest days of the solar system may contain liquid water, according to new research, lending credence to the theory that meteorites brought water and other precursors for life to our planet billions of years ago.
Carbonaceous chondrites are a special group of meteorites that trace their origins back to the formation of the solar system. When pieces of them are found on Earth, theyve been found to contain tantalising shreds of information, like minerals that only appear…

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