To the Moon!

The moon Europa that is. Supposedly under its thick ice crust there is a constantly moving ocean of liquid water, that could hypothetically harbour life. According to a new article on National Geographic I read, scientists are starting to believe that fissures would allow large amounts of oxygen to enter the body of water, providing a substantial boost for life there. Potentially allowing fish-sized organisms to grow.

Sounds interesting, and I really hope this is how it turns out. A problem that occurs with this though, is that the ice on Europa is so thick it would prove a problem to get to the water under the surface, while still broadcasting a clear signal back to Earth...

Another article I read recently discussed how a satellite that could "see-through" ice and was being used to map the under-ice lakes and land structures of Antarctica. Is it possible that we could use a similar satellite in orbit of Europa, albeit releasing a stronger radar signal?