The Solar System: A Graphical Model

Earth is just a single planet in a large, complex system. Since the 1600s, we as a race have sought to expand our understanding of this system. How many planets are there? How is each planet different from ours, and why do these differences exist. Since the advent of space travel, research has expanded, until we know a great deal about our solar system. Yet, at the same time that our knowledge is actively expanding, the lack of viable models prevents much of this knowledge from being shared with any but the most interested.