Drilling a tunnel into the core of Mimas
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I was told that building a tunnel into the centre of Enceladus is not possible, since it has subsurface ocean and molten, rocky core.
But its brother, Mimas is a bit smaller, and shows no sign of geological activity. (is probably solid inside) This makes the moon less interesting, but perhaps would allow the tunnelling.
Could a human-supporting tunnel be built into the centre of Mimas (Saturn's satellite) using near future tech (mainly present day materials)?
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