The planetary society says that if all goes according to the plan, the collision will push the moonlet slightly closer to Didymous and shorten its orbit around the asteroid by a few minutes.

行星协会表示，如果一切按计划进行，撞击将使小卫星更加靠近Didymous小行星一点，并将小卫星围绕小行星的轨道缩短几分钟。