ˌeɪˌaɪˈɛm kˈæɹiz θɹˈiː ˈɪnstɹəmənts: ɐn ˌɪnfɹɚɹˈɛd sˈoʊlɚɹ ˌɑːkəltˈeɪʃən dˌɪfɚɹˈɛnʃəl ɐbsˈoːɹpʃən ɹˌeɪdɪˈɑːmɪɾɚ, bˈɪlt baɪ ðə spˈeɪs daɪnˈæmɪks lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi, jˈuːtɔ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi sˈoʊlɚɹ ˌɑːkəltˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ˈaɪs ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt sˈoʊfi; ɐ pˌænɚɹˈæmɪk ˌʊltɹɐvˈaɪəlɪt ˈɪmɪdʒɚ klˈaʊd ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ ænd pˈɑːɹɾɪkəl sˈaɪz ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt sˈɪps; ænd, ɐn ɪn sˈɪɾuː dˈʌst dɪtˈɛktɚ kˈɑːzmɪk dˈʌst ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt sˌiːdˌiːˈiː, bˈoʊθ dɪzˈaɪnd ænd bˈɪlt baɪ ðə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi fɔːɹ ˌætməsfˈɛɹɪk ænd spˈeɪs fˈɪzɪks, jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ.
AIM carries three instruments: an infrared solar occultation differential absorption radiometer, built by the Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State University (Solar Occultation for Ice Experiment - SOFIE); a panoramic ultraviolet imager (Cloud Imaging and particle Size Experiment - CIPS); and, an in situ dust detector (Cosmic Dust Experiment - CDE), both designed and built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado.