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      Mars connection to Seaton beach 'find'
  
      Midweek Herald (United Kingdom)
  
      24 January 2007
  
  
      THE chances of anything coming from Mars... are almost
  
      certain, if you ask Terry Pavey from Seaton.
  
  
      Mr Pavey, of Seaton Down Road, was combing Seaton beach three
  
      years ago when he found a rock that experts say is a meteorite
  
      from Mars.
  
  
      Mr Pavey, born and raised in Axmouth, is a keen metal detector
  
      enthusiast and knows the local beaches well.
  
  
      He said: "I don't know geology, but I had an instant idea it 
      was a meteorite.
  
  
  "If it was a normal metallic rock, like the ones you usually 
      find, it would have been rusty and I wouldn't have thought
  
      anything of it.
  
  
  "But this rock was shiny and looked so new I thought straight 
      away it must have come from space."
  
  
      Upon finding the rock, Mr Pavey described its features to two
  
      Canadian friends from the metal detecting community, who
  
      recommended taking it to an expert.
  
  
      Mr Pavey continued: "I took it to Eve's in Seaton and they put 
      me onto an expert in Scotland, so I flew up there and had it
  
      checked out.
  
  
  "He compared it to other specimens and said it was almost 
      definitely a meteorite from Mars.
  
  
  "I often carry a bit around to show different people. 
  
  "They're always amazed at the story. 
  
  "It's an amazing specimen and begs all kind of questions like 
      when did it break off, how long had it been travelling and how
  
      far has it come?
  
  
  "I read it's the first to be discovered in England since 1991. 
  
  "If it weren't for the metal detector I wouldn't have noticed 
      it at all.
  
  
  "I feel so lucky to have found it. 
  
  "When I first brought it into the Harbour Inn, in Axmouth, the 
      girl behind the bar held it and said it felt warm.
  
  
  "I don't know if that was the heat from her hand or what, but 
      I like to think it was millions of Martians running around inside!