The watery centre of
Europa appears to be caused by the huge
tidal forces caused by orbiting a humongous lump of matter like
Jupiter.
Similar mechanisms are thought to cause the tremendous
volcanism on the nearby (rocky) moon of
Io.
The absence of any external power source (i.e. sunlight) to drive this biosphere was thought to be a problem until the discovery of black smokers a.k.a hydrothermal vents in the deep oceans of Earth.
If anybody has a very large drill, go and check it out.
Wrap up warm, though.
[Ed. note (Gz) - Minor spelling change for better integration 3/17/02]