Poor Pluto...

I was reading an FAQ about the MESSENGER, the spacecraft currently buzzing by Mercury right now, and I got a little sad...

"9. How big is Mercury?
Mercury’s diameter is 4,880 kilometers (3,032 miles), roughly 38 percent of Earth’s diameter. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system. For comparison: If Earth were the size of a baseball, Mercury would be the size of a golf ball." (emphasis added.)

It was weird seeing Mercury mentioned as the smallest planet. Don't worry Pluto, you'll always be the 9th planet to me.