ALVIN is named after engineer Allyn Vine-- not a chipmunk.
Image ID: nur07550, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Photo Date: 1978 August Credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP); Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. • High Resolution Photo Available
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