Don Yeomans confirmed the results for the press, "We hit it just exactly where we wanted to" and JPL Director Charles Elachi stated "The success exceeded our expectations."
唐·约曼斯（Don Yeomans）向媒体宣布结果时说，“我们撞上的位置正是我们想要的”；喷气推进实验室主任查尔斯·叶拉奇（Charles Elachi）宣布“成功超出我们的预期”。