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What emergency situation caused the crew to abort the ARES mission to Mars?
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The team aborts the mission based upon an advancing storm that is above the force requiring the mission to abort.
The storm's gonna be a lot worse.
Martinez, how does it look?
Not good. "1,200 kilometers in diameter, bearing 24.41 degrees." That's tracking right towards us. "Based on current escalation, estimated force of 8,600 newtons."
What's the abort force?
7,500. Anything more than that and the MAV could tip.
Do we scrub?
Begin abort procedure.
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