Meteorites reveal how they brought space water to Earth

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Meteorites that fall to Earth are ancient time capsules, and scientists who merged two imaging techniques may be able to tell us if and how they brought water to Earth.

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I note here two recent reports on meteorites bringing water to Mars and Earth.

Mars' water may have come from ancient asteroid impacts

Isotopic evidence points to carbonaceous chondrite asteroids bringing enough water to Mars that it could have formed a global ocean some 1,000 feet deep. Mars' water may have come from ancient asteroid impacts : Read more

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Winchcombe meteorite bolsters Earth water theory, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63631563

These interesting water delivery models are likely plagued with various parameters that require tweaking. Consider how many meteorites are required to create Earth's abundant water supply and over what time period was this water delivered to Earth? Consider Theia and the giant impact model for the origin of the Moon and what could happen to water supply on Earth. Same for Mars.