Therefore, the organic matter which was found inside the meteorite is believed to be as it was when the asteroid itself came from space. Well, there's also another characteristic that makes the Winchcom meteorite a time capsule, and that is evidence of that liquid water from the distant past. Among the organic matter the scientists discovered was organic matter that can be dissolved and probably had been dissolved in water. Parts of the meteorite were found to be more chemically altered by water than others