Chang'e-4 farside landing mission Options

[Hungry4info]

The Netherlands-China Low Frequency Explorer (NCLE) experiment has (partially) deployed its antennas. According to the commentary on this page, Queqiao will function as a radio astronomy observatory during the lunar farside night.

However, they have had some difficulty deploying the antennas to full length.

The longer stay behind the moon most probably did have an effect on the antennas. At first, the antennas unfolded smoothly, but as the process progressed, it became increasingly difficult. The team therefore decided to collect data first and perhaps unfold the antennas further at a later point in time. With these shorter antennas, the instrument is sensitive to signals from around 800 million years after the Big Bang. Once unfolded to their full length, they will be able to capture signals from just after the Big Bang.

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[Hungry4info]

...and to reflect my hope that the prominent crater SW of the current position will be investigated.

The latest released imagery (here) appears to show this crater, though I'm not skilled enough to determine where this image was taken or if it represents a move toward that crater, however the text on the site appears to suggest that's the case. Translated with Google,

After confirming the terrain, we took two steps to the south to reach the dormant point, where we performed color panoramic imaging of the target crater. From the panoramic image taken by the ring, the impact crater is deep and mysterious, and beside it, scattered stones of unknown origin. When you stare at the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you, maybe you can solve the mystery by just going further ...

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[Phil Stooke]

I think it is that crater. Here is my interpretation of the new imaging, two views approximately identified, with a trace of the tracks from one of them. I used that to update the map.

Phil