Drilling a tunnel into the core of Enceladus

The extreme pressure and temperature greatly reduces our ability to drill holes deeper than some kilometers into Earth's mantle.

However, on a body smaller, colder and less dense, this would be a significantly easier task.

Could a human-supporting tunnel be built into the centre of Enceladus (Saturn's satellite) using near future tech (mainly present day materials)?

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