NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm.
This image was acquired on Nov. 20, 2024 (Sol 1334) at the local mean solar time of 16:26:38.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
I'm perhaps more jaded than you. I feel like science topics that cater to people that will spend five minutes writing a moronic post instead of 30 seconds learning about the topic are kind of a lost cause. But, who knows. Science education in the US begins around the age of 4. Perhaps there's ready-made materials we could leverage for people like this.