RADIOISOTOPE RH-101 AS X-RAY SOURCE FOR INSTRUMENTS ON SPACE MISSIONS

Our work shows that XRD and XRF studies on missions to Mars and Saturn's moons could be carried out using the radioisotopes Rh-101 or Am-241 as sources of radiation. We discuss geological questions which we believe should be answered before any search for biological structures or pre-forms of life. We also suggest a method to produce Rh-101.