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In accordance with previous findings [1-3], we interpret Pityusa Patera as a volcanic caldera formed by subsidence (via collapse of a magma chamber) and therefore usually bound by normal faults (which we propose are now covered by the wrinkle-ridged plains). H. Bernhardt 1, D. A. Williams 1, C. Klimczak 2. 1 School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA (h.bernhardt@asu.edu); 2 Structural Geology and Geomechanics Group, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA. [Extracted from the article]