Not all mudball meteorites are weak, new study shows

View larger. | One of the Aguas Zarcas meteorites that landed in Costa Rica in 2019. A new study of these meteorites shows that mudball meteorites are not always as weak as scientists assumed. Image via Arizona State University/ SETI Institute.

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• The Aguas Zarcas meteorites fell to earth in Costa Rica in April 2019. They were mudball meteorites, containing clays, organic compounds and water.