These inclusions provide information on the history of the meteorites Many of the meteoritic fragments around Arizona's Meteor Crater (and also three other meteorites) contain bits of diamond.

Meteorites such as this one are expelled from ... The zircon’s internal structure also contains nanoscale inclusions of magnetite, a mineral that forms in oxidizing and watery conditions.

Scientists think they may have come from space. For years scientists had been finding organic compounds in meteorites, but could not rule out the possibility that they were Earth-based contamination.

The team also determined that, overall, the meteorite was a hefty 60 cm (23.6 in) in diameter when it hit our atmosphere, a long way from its origins in the asteroid belt.